insect
dieNoundas Insekt
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Insekt, das durch seine Form und Farbe an Zweige oder Blätter erinnert und sich so tarnt.
- English meaning
- Stick insect
- Synonym
- Stabheuschrecke
- German example
- Die Gespenstschrecke ist perfekt an ihre Umgebung angepasst.
- English example
- The stick insect is perfectly adapted to its environment.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Gespenstschrecke
- Plural Form
- die Gespenstschrecken
Related words
- Fliege
insect
- Insekt
insect
- insektenfressend
insectivorous
- Mottenschildlaus
moth scale insect
- Gespenstschrecke
ghost insect
- Insektenbiss
An insect bite is an injury to the skin caused by the bite of an insect.
- Pheromon
Pheromone
- Windschutzscheibe
Windshield
- Kopflaus
A small, blood-sucking insect that lives in human hair.
- Kokon
A cocoon is a protective covering spun by insect larvae, especially butterfly caterpillars, to protect themselves during metamorphosis.
- Fühler
Antenna
- Sonnentau
Sundew
- Äser
Mouthpart (in insects)
- Gliederfüßer
Arthropods are a phylum of the animal kingdom that includes insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods. They are characterized by a segmented body and jointed appendages.
- Schützenfisch
The archerfish is a fish that shoots insects off leaves with a jet of water.
- Spinngewebe
The web spun by spiders to catch insects.
- Fledertier
Bat; a mammal that can fly, typically nocturnal and navigating by echolocation.
- Ozellenhöcker
Ocellar tubercle
- Verpuppung
Pupation is the process by which a larva (e.g., a caterpillar) transforms into a pupa, often in a cocoon or chrysalis, before becoming an adult insect.
- Geschwollenheit
Swelling refers to the state of being swollen or bloated, often due to fluid retention or inflammation.
- vertilgen
Exterminate
- insektenfressend
Insectivorous
- limnophil
limnophilic
- flechtenbewohnend
Lichen-dwelling
- Insektizid
Insecticide
- sechsbeinig
Hexapod, six-legged
- Leimschleuderspinne
Spitting spider
- Schildlaus
scale insect
- Buntspecht
Great spotted woodpecker
- Sprenkelbeutelmaus
Quoll
- Grashüpfer
A grasshopper is an insect with long hind legs that are used for jumping.
- Boronsäure
Boric acid is a weak acid of boron used as an antiseptic, insecticide, and flame retardant.
- Lindan
An insecticide that was used in agriculture but is banned due to its harmfulness to the environment and health.
- Kleiber
Nuthatch
- Ameisenjungfer
An insect whose larva builds cone-shaped traps in the sand to catch ants.
- Ameisenlöwe
The larva of an insect from the antlion family, which builds funnel-shaped traps in the sand for ants.
- Hämolymphe
Hemolymph
- Stereolupe
A stereoscopic magnifier is an optical device used to view small objects or details in a magnified and three-dimensional way.
- Steinschmätzer
Wheatear
- Trauerschnäpper
Flycatcher
- Sanderling
Sanderling
- Fühlerborste
Sensory bristle
- Raupenfliege
Tachinid fly
- Feldrain
Field margin
- Nashornkäfer
Rhinoceros beetle
- anaphylaktisch
Anaphylactic means having a severe, acute allergic reaction that can be life-threatening.
- feinmaschig
fine-meshed
- klitzeklein
Tiny
- Insekt
Insect
Example sentences with “insect”
There is an insect on the wall. (Da ist ein Insekt an der Wand.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of 'Insekt'?
The plural is 'die Insekten'.