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insecto

Definitions of insecto
  1. noun
    small air-breathing arthropod
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    colémbolo
    any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water
    proturo
    any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter
    coleóptero, escarabajo
    insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
    piojo
    wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
    pulga
    any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
    díptero
    insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
    himenóptero
    insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
    termes, termita
    whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
    ortóptero
    any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
    dictióptero
    cockroaches and mantids
    hemíptero
    insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
    heteróptero
    true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips
    homóptero
    insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
    psocóptero
    small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs
    efemeróptero
    short-lived insect
    plecóptero
    primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones
    neuróptero
    insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
    odonato
    large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
    tricóptero
    caddis fly
    tisanuro
    primitive wingless insects: bristletail
    tisanóptero
    an insect of the order Thysanoptera
    cortapicos, tijereta
    any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
    lepidóptero
    insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
    pupa
    an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
    imago
    an adult insect produced after metamorphosis
    reina
    the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
    mariquita
    small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
    carábido, cárabo
    predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
    luciérnaga
    nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
    carcoma, escarabajo del reloj de la muerte
    bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
    gorgojo
    any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles
    piojo
    infests the head and body of humans
    ladilla
    a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
    pulga común
    the most common flea attacking humans
    mosca
    two-winged insects characterized by active flight
    mosquito, zancudo
    two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
    típula
    long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
    abeja
    any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
    abeja reina, machiega, maesa, maestra
    fertile egg-laying female bee
    abeja obrera
    sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive
    avispa
    social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
    hormiga
    social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
    saltamontes
    terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
    corredera, cucaracha, curiana
    any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
    mantis
    predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
    chinche
    bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
    pulgón
    any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
    chicharra, cigarra
    stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
    cachipolla, efímera
    slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
    caballito del diablo, libélula
    slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
    frígano
    small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae
    lepisma, pececito de plata
    silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing
    falena, mariposa, mariposa nocturna, palomilla, polilla
    typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
    crisálida
    pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
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    artrópodo
    invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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