insetto

Definitions of insetto
  1. noun
    small air-breathing arthropod
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    pidocchio
    wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
    pulce
    any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
    termite
    whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
    forbicina
    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
    lepidottero
    insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
    ninfa, pupa
    an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
    regina
    the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
    coccinella
    small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
    lucciola
    nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
    elatere, elaterio
    any of various widely distributed beetles
    tonchio
    any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles
    mosca
    two-winged insects characterized by active flight
    zampirone, zanzara, zanzariera
    two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
    ape
    any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
    vespa
    social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
    formica
    social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
    grillo
    leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
    scarafaggio
    any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
    cimice
    bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
    cicala
    stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
    libellula
    slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
    farfalla
    diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
    tignola
    typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
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    artropode
    invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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