"insect" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

insect sustantivo

sustantivo + insect
Kolokacji: 14
Insect of Hawaii • scale insect • stick insect • pest insect • night insect • ...
insect + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 21
vertebrate insect host • insect vector • insect bite • insect control • insect pest • ...
insect + verbo
Kolokacji: 41
insect buzzing • insect crawls • insect eats • insect flies • insect makes • ...
verbo + insect
Kolokacji: 33
eat insects • catch insects • attract insects • feed on insects • kill insects • ...
adjetivo + insect
Kolokacji: 71
small insect • large insect • aquatic insect • tiny insect • giant insect • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 16
(3) aquatic, terrestrial
Kolokacji: 2
(4) beneficial, unwanted
Kolokacji: 2
1. social insect = stadny owad social insect
2. parasitic insect = pasożytniczy owad parasitic insect
  • By using an insect hotel, parasitic insects are also attracted to make use of the facilities.
  • Bed bugs are parasitic insects of the cimicid family that feed exclusively on blood.
  • The causes of this behavior is not known for certain, but the purpose may be to protect the exposed foragers from attacks by parasitic insects.
  • I see no reason to buy parasitic insects when fresh lavender is perfectly acceptable.
  • Fleas are tiny, parasitic insects that suck blood and plague pets worldwide.
  • The larvae are sometimes parasitised by other parasitic insects.
  • Lice are parasitic insects that live on people's heads and feed on blood.
  • Scientists have even been able to distinguish tiny parasitic insects, mites, clinging to the legs of the bigger ones.
  • Description of several British forms amongst the parasitic hymenopterous insects.
  • Descriptions of several new British forms amongst the parasitic hymenopterous insects.
3. soft-bodied insect = soft-bodied owad soft-bodied insect
4. herbivorous insect = roślinożerny owad herbivorous insect
5. carnivorous insect = mięsożerny owad carnivorous insect
6. squashed insect = zgnieciony owad squashed insect
7. adult insect = dorosły owad adult insect
8. plant-eating insect = roślinożerny owad plant-eating insect
9. unwary insect = owad nieroztropnych unwary insect
(9) winged, wingless
Kolokacji: 2
(10) predatory, hungry, voracious
Kolokacji: 3
(13) rare, occasional
Kolokacji: 2
(14) blood-sucking, sap-sucking
Kolokacji: 2
(16) mechanical, robotic
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + insect
Kolokacji: 16
of insects • from insects • for insects • with insects • on insects • ...

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