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insect meaning in Portuguese

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insect [insects] (arthropod of class Insecta)
noun
[UK: ˈɪn.sekt]
[US: ˈɪn.ˌsekt]

insetonoun
{m}

insect [insects] (colloquial: any small arthropod)
noun
[UK: ˈɪn.sekt]
[US: ˈɪn.ˌsekt]

bichinhonoun
{m}

insecticidal (relating to insecticide)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈsek.tɪ.saɪd]
[US: ɪn.ˈsek.tɪ.saɪd]

inseticidaadjective

insecticide [insecticides] (A substance used to kill insects)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈsek.tɪ.saɪd]
[US: ˌɪn.ˈsek.tə.ˌsaɪd]

inseticidanoun
{m}

insectivore [insectivores] (insect-eating animal or plant)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈsek.tɪ.vɔː(r)]
[US: ɪn.ˈsek.tɪ.vɔːr]

insectívoronoun
{m}

insetívoronoun
{m}

insectivorous (feeding on insects)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪn.sek.ˈtɪ.və.rəs]
[US: ˌɪn.sek.ˈtɪ.və.rəs]

insectívoroadjective

insetívoroadjective

antiinsect (countering insects)
adjective

anti-insetosadjective

social insect (insects which live socially)
noun

inseto socialnoun
{m}

stick insect [stick insects] (insects of the order Phasmida)
noun
[UK: stɪk ˈɪn.sekt]
[US: ˈstɪk ˈɪn.ˌsekt]

bicho-paunoun
{m}

inseto-paunoun
{m}