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INSECT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INSECT?

Need another word that means the same as “insect”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “insect” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Insect” are: dirt ball, louse, worm

Insect as a Noun

Definitions of "Insect" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “insect” as a noun can have the following definitions:

  • A person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect.
  • A small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings.
  • Small air-breathing arthropod.
  • Any small invertebrate animal such as a spider or tick.

Synonyms of "Insect" as a noun (3 Words)

dirt ballDisgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people.
louseEither of two small wingless parasitic insects that live on the skin of mammals and birds.
wormUsed in names of other animals that resemble worms in some way e g slow worm shipworm.
Food for worms.

Usage Examples of "Insect" as a noun

  • Insect pests.

Associations of "Insect" (30 Words)

antSocial insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers.
arachnidRelating to or denoting arachnids.
beeAn insect of a large group to which the honeybee belongs including many solitary as well as social kinds.
A sewing bee.
bugA minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use.
A custom program we used developed a bug.
butterflyFlutter like a butterfly.
A social butterfly.
caterpillarA vehicle with caterpillar tracks.
cockroachAny of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests.
dragonflySlender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
exterminatorA person or thing that destroys something completely.
He became an exterminator of pumas tracking them down in dark caverns.
fleaAny wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap.
grasshopperA cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao.
hornetLarge stinging paper wasp.
houseflyCommon fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases.
infestLive on or in a host, as of parasites.
The house is infested with cockroaches.
insectivorous(of an animal) feeding on insects, worms, and other invertebrates.
itchA skin disease or condition of which itching is a symptom.
The bite itched like crazy.
larvaThe active immature form of an insect, especially one that differs greatly from the adult and forms the stage between egg and pupa, e.g. a caterpillar or grub.
louseWingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals.
miteA slight but appreciable amount.
mosquitoA slender long-legged fly with aquatic larvae. The bite of the bloodsucking female can transmit a number of serious diseases including malaria and elephantiasis.
mothA clothes moth.
I store my sweaters in plastic bags to protect them from moths.
nitA luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source.
You stupid nit.
pestA serious sometimes fatal infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal.
An effective method for controlling insect pests.
pesticideA chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects.
scorpionUsed in names of arachnids and insects resembling a scorpion e g false scorpion water scorpion.
snailEdible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic.
We went snailing in the summer.
sparrowAny of a number of birds that resemble true sparrows in size or colour.
spiderAn object resembling a spider especially one having numerous or prominent legs or radiating spokes.
A treecreeper spidered head first down the tree trunk.
tarantulaLarge southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement.
termiteA small, pale soft-bodied insect that lives in large colonies with several different castes, typically within a mound of cemented earth. Many kinds feed on wood and can be highly destructive to trees and timber.
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