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in·sect
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frass
insect excrement. -
insectile
pertaining to or like an insect. -
johnston's organ
a sense organ in the second segment of the antenna of an insect, sensitive to movements of the antenna's flagellum, as when the insect is in flight. -
juvenile hormone
any of a class of insect and plant hormones acting to inhibit the molting of a juvenile insect into its adult form. -
lac insect
a scale insect, Laccifer lacca, of southeast Asia, the female of which secretes lac, a substance used in the preparation of shellac, wax, etc. -
louse
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)