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Fungivorous :: Fungivorous (a.) Eating fungi; -- said of certain insects and snails.

Pungled :: Pungled (a.) Shriveled or shrunken; -- said especially of grain which has lost its juices from the ravages of insects, such as the wheat midge, or Trips (Thrips cerealium)..

Phryganeid :: Phryganeid (n.) Any insect belonging to the Phryganeides.

Zalambdodont :: Zalambdodont (a.) Of or pertaining to a tribe (Zalambdodonta) of Insectivora in which the molar teeth have but one V-shaped ridge.

Flycatcher :: Flycatcher (n.) One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing..

Nematocera :: Nematocera (n. pl.) A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennae, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera..

Tody :: Tody (n.) Any one of several species of small insectivorous West Indian birds of the genus Todus. They are allied to the kingfishers.

Bark Louse :: Bark louse () An insect of the family Coccidae, which infests the bark of trees and vines..

Lepidoptera :: Lepidoptera (n. pl.) An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping scales, usually brightly colored..

Inocular :: Inocular (a.) Inserted in the corner of the eye; -- said of the antenn/ of certain insects.

Nest :: Nest (n.) Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared..

Myogalid :: Myogalid (n.) One of the Myogalodae, a family of Insectivora, including the desman, and allied species..

Areolated :: Areolated (a.) Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers..

Club-shaped :: Club-shaped (a.) Enlarged gradually at the end, as the antennae of certain insects..

Carpintero :: Carpintero (n.) A california woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larvae, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird..

Kermes :: Kermes (n.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine..

Xylophagous :: Xylophagous (a.) Eating, boring in, or destroying, wood; -- said especially of certain insect larvae, crustaceans, and mollusks..

Insecta :: Insecta (n. pl.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of tracheae, opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n..

Isopodiform :: Isopodiform (a.) Having the shape of an isopod; -- said of the larvae of certain insects.

Formica :: Formica (n.) A Linnaean genus of hymenopterous insects, including the common ants. See Ant..

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