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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
insect
1 different kinds of insect 2 things that insects do 3 avoiding or killing insects see also SPIDER
1 different kinds of insect - a small animal with six legs and usually one or two pairs of wings: insect - a small insect, especially one that causes damage or is found in dirty places: bug ※ bees BEE - an insect like a butterfly that normally flies at night: moth - a flying insect that often destroys vegetation and crops: locust - an insect that makes a loud noise by rubbing its wings together: cricket - a small flying insect that bites people and animals and sucks their blood: mosquito (plural mosquitoes) - a small insect like a mosquito that bites: gnat, midge - a very small jumping insect that lives on cats, dogs, etc: flea Their dog's got fleas! - a small insect that lives on the skin and in the hair of people and animals: louse (plural lice) - a small insect that lives in the skin of an animal and sucks its blood: tick sheep ticks - an animal like an insect that lives in hot countries and has a long tail that produces a poisonous sting: scorpion - a large brown or black insect, often found in dirty places: cockroach - a long thin crawling animal with many pairs of legs: centipede, millipede - an insect like an ant, that eats and destroys wood: termite - an insect that grows from the eggs of flies that have been laid in meat, cheese, etc: maggot
2 things that insects do - the sound that an insect makes when flying: buzz; verb: buzz - when an insect such as a mosquito or an ant pricks your skin and sucks your blood, it bites* you; noun: bite I've got mosquito bites all down my arm! - when a bee or wasp pricks your skin, it stings* you; noun: sting a bee sting ◎ Ow! I've been stung by a wasp. - a large group of insects flying together: swarm a swarm of midges/bees/wasps - to move slowly with the body close to the ground or some other surface: crawl Some kind of insect just crawled under your chair. - completely covered with insects: crawling with sth The kitchen was crawling with cockroaches. - the fine yellow powder that bees and other insects collect from flowers and carry to other flowers: pollen (noun U)
3 avoiding or killing insects - to hit an insect with sth flat or with your hand: swat sth to swat a fly - a chemical used to kill insects that destroy plants: insecticide (noun C/U) - a chemical used to keep insects away: repellent (noun C/U) mosquito repellent - liquid in a special container (an aerosol) that is used for killing flies or other insects in the house: fly spray (noun U) - a fine cotton net which covers a bed to prevent mosquitoes biting you during the night: mosquito net
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