Insects
Insects has 34 English words, such as Ladybug, ant, bee, and beetle. Learn them with pictures, IPA, meanings and example sentences.
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All 34 words in Insects
Ladybug/ˈleɪ.diˌbʌɡ/n
A small, round beetle that is typically red or yellow with black spots.
A tiny Ladybug crawled slowly across the green leaf.
ant/ænt/
A tiny insect that lives in highly organized social groups or colonies.
bee/biː/
n. insect, pollinator; n. competition, contest
beetle/ˈbiːtl/
An insect with a hard, shell-like back that covers its wings.
bug/bʌɡ/n
n. insect, creature, error, flaw; v. annoy, irritate
butterfly/ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
n. an insect with a thin body and four large, often brightly coloured wings, which develops from a caterpillar.
caterpillar/ˈkætərpɪlər/
A small, worm-like creature with many legs that eats leaves and eventually transforms into a butterfly or moth.
cicada/sɪˈkeɪdə/
A large insect with transparent wings that produces a loud, buzzing sound during hot weather.
cockroach/ˈkɑːkroʊtʃ/
A flat, brown or black insect that is a common household pest, often active at night.
cocoon/kəˈkuːn/
A silky protective cover spun by a larva, or any protective, comforting wrapper or environment.
cricket/ˈkrɪkɪt/
A popular outdoor game played with a bat and ball, or a small insect known for making a chirping sound.
dragonfly
a slender flying insect with two pairs of clear wings and large eyes, often seen near water
A blue dragonfly landed on the leaf beside the pond.
earwig
An earwig is a small insect with pincers at the end of its body.
I found an earwig hiding under the flowerpot.
firefly/ˈfaɪərflaɪ/
A small flying insect that produces a soft, glowing light from its body during the night.
flea/ˈfliː/
A flea is a very small, wingless jumping insect that lives on the skin of animals and feeds on their blood.
fluke/fluk/
n. a flatworm parasite, such as a liver fluke, that lives inside an animal or a person; n. a lucky chance event.
fly/flaɪ/
v. to soar, to glide; n. insect, bug; n. fishing lure, trap
glow-worm
A small insect whose body produces a soft greenish light, especially at night.
We saw a glow-worm shining softly in the grass at dusk.
grasshopper/ˈɡræshɑːpər/
n. a green or brown insect with long back legs that jumps high and makes a chirping sound.
horsefly
A horsefly is a large flying insect that bites animals and people.
A horsefly landed on my arm, so I brushed it away.
leaf miner
A leaf miner is an insect larva that burrows inside a leaf and feeds between its surfaces, leaving winding pale trails.
The tomato plant's leaves were marked with pale, winding trails left by a leaf miner.
locust/ˈloʊkəst/
A large tropical grasshopper that travels in massive swarms and destroys crops.
longhorn beetle
a beetle whose long antennae are often as long as or longer than its body
We spotted a colorful longhorn beetle resting on the tree trunk.
looper
n. a caterpillar that moves by arching its body into a loop, also called an inchworm; n. a device that repeats a sound or video continuously.
The musician used a looper to repeat a guitar rhythm while he sang.
louse/laʊs/
A louse is a small, wingless insect that lives as a parasite on the bodies of mammals or birds.
mantis
an insect with a long body and powerful front legs that it holds as if in prayer while hunting other insects
We watched a green mantis move slowly across the leaf.
mosquito/məˈskiːtoʊ/
A small flying insect that bites people and animals to drink their blood.
pupa
the inactive stage of an insect's development between the larva and the adult
The caterpillar formed a pupa under a leaf before becoming a butterfly.
rice weevil
A small beetle that infests and feeds on stored rice and other grains.
We found a rice weevil in the bag of rice.
silkworm/ˈsɪlkwɜːm/
A caterpillar that spins a cocoon made of silk thread, which is harvested to make silk fabric.
spider/ˈspaɪdər/
n. arachnid, eight-legged creature
termite/ˈtɜːrmaɪt/
A small, pale, soft-bodied insect that lives in large colonies and feeds on wood, often causing damage to wooden structures.
wasp/wɑːsp/
A winged insect with a narrow waist and a stinger, often having yellow and black stripes.
worm/wɝm/n
n. earthworm, creature, malware, virus; v. squirm, wiggle