Insects and Spiders 곤충과 거미 관련단어 영영풀이

[Insects and Spiders 곤충과 거미 관련단어 영영풀이]

 

bee 

noun : a small flying insect that can sting

beetle 

noun : a kind of insect with a hard shell

butterfly 

noun : an insect with four wings that are often bright in color

caterpillar 

noun : the larva of a butterfly or moth

crawl 

verb : to move the body forward close to the ground

cricket 

noun : an insect that is a cousin of a grasshopper

firefly 

noun : a kind of beetle that can light up

flea 

noun : a small insect without wings that drinks blood

fly 

noun : a small flying insect that has two wings

fur 

noun : the hair that covers the body of most mammals

head 

noun : one of three body parts of an adult insect

ladybug 

noun : a small, round beetle that has a red, orange, or yellow shell with black spots

moth 

noun : an insect with four wings that are dull in color

shell 

noun : the hard cover on the outside of some animals' bodies

spider 

noun : an animal with eight legs that can spin a web

wings 

noun : the limbs that help insects and birds fly

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abdomen

noun : the back part of an insect's body, which contains the reproductive and digestive organs

antennae

noun : the thin feelers found on the heads of some animals that help them touch and smell

beehive

noun : a structure in which some kinds of honeybees live and raise their young

bumblebee

noun : a large furry bee that makes a loud buzzing sound

camouflage

verb : to blend into the background; to hide

cell

noun : a six-sided cup that is part of a honeycomb

centipede

noun : a predatory arthropod that has a long, segmented body, many pairs of legs, and venomous claws

chrysalis

noun : the pupal stage of a butterfly; the stiff outer casing during the pupal stage of a butterfly's life cycle

cockroach

noun : a beetlelike insect that is usually considered a pest

cocoon

noun : the silky covering around a larva during its change into an adult

cocoon

noun : a covering that protects something

colony

noun : a group of animals that live together; a place where a group of ants or certain other social insects live

dragonfly

noun : a fast-flying insect with a long body and long, clear wings that stick straight out from its sides

eyespot

noun : a large spot on an animal that looks like the eye of a much larger animal

fangs

noun : long, sharp, and sometimes hollow teeth

flight

noun : the act or process of flying in the air using wings

grasshopper

noun : a land-dwelling insect with long hind legs that are used for leaping and chirping

grub

noun : the larva of an insect, especially a beetle

hive

noun : the home of a bee colony, which may be natural or built by a person

honeycomb

noun : layers of cells that form a beehive

hornet

noun : a large, stinging wasp

insect

noun : a sall animal with six legs, three body parts, and usually two sets of wings

katydid

noun : a large green grasshopper

larva

noun : the silky covering around a larva during its change into an adult

legs

noun : segmented limbs of an insect that support and transport its body

locust

noun : a large grasshopper that migrates when its group's numbers get so large that a new food source must be found

millipede

noun : a slow-moving, wormlike arthropod that has two pairs of legs each on most of its many body segments

mite

noun : a tiny bug related to spiders

monarch

noun : a large, colorful butterfly found in North America

mosquito

noun : a slender two-winged insect, the female of which sucks the blood of people and other animals

mouthparts

noun : the group of structures on an insect or spider's body used for eating

nymph

noun : an immature form of certain kinds of insects that does not look very different from its adult form

potato bug

noun : a type of insect or crustacean

pupa

noun : an immature insect in the stage between a larva and an adult

queen

noun : a female insect that lays eggs in a colony

silkworm

noun : the caterpillar of the silkworm moth, bred to produce silk fiber

spin

verb : to make a liquid that hardens into a thread; to make a web, cocoon, or nest using such a thread

springtail

noun : a very small insect with a forked tail that is used for jumping

stage

noun : a specific period of time in the growth or development of something, such as an insect

swarm 

noun : a large group, especially flying insects

termite

noun : a small, light-colored insect that lives in a large colony, usually in a mound of earth

thorax

noun : the middle part of the three main parts of an insect's body

tick

noun : a bloodsucking parasite that attaches itself to warm-blooded animals to feed

transform

verb : to change in form or appearance

venom

noun : a poisonous fluid that some animals use to kill prey and defend themselves, usually delivered by biting or stinging

venomous

adjective : having the ability to inject venom, a poisonous fluid, by striking, biting, or stinging

wasp

noun : a flying, stinging insect related to bees and ants that has a narrow waist

water strider

noun : a long-legged insect that can move on the surface of water

web

noun : a net of silk threads made by a spider to catch prey

whirligig beetle

noun : a small water beetle with two pairs of eyes that is known for swimming in circles on the surface of water

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 arachnid

noun : a member of a group of arthropods that have two body segments and eight legs; includes spiders and scorpions

arthropod

noun : a member of a group of invertebrates that have a segmented body, an exoskeleton, and jointed limbs; includes insects, arachnids, and crustaceans

bioluminescence

noun : the process by which living things produce light

compound eyes

noun : eyes made up of many lenses, found in most insects and some crustaceans

exoskeleton

noun : a hard external skeleton that covers the body of some invertebrates

four-stage life cycle

noun : a set of four steps that some insects go through as they develop: egg, larva, pupa, and adult

leaf insect

noun : a large tropical insect with a flattened, leaflike body

leaf-rolling weevil

noun : a small insect in the beetle family whose females lay eggs inside a rolled-up leaf

mandibles

noun : body parts near an insect’s mouth that are used for grabbing, cutting, or crushing food or enemies

metamorphosis

noun : an animal's change from one shape to a totally different shape

node

noun : a bump or lump on an ant's body, located between the thorax and abdomen

praying mantis

noun : a carnivorous insect that holds its front legs in a praying position while waiting to catch food

three-stage life cycle

noun : a set of three stages, or steps, that some insects go through as they develop: egg, nymph, and adult