"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. certain insect = pewny owad certain insect
  • It has even spread to invertebrates, with some researchers claiming that certain insects can count.
  • The Coraniaid, he reveals, can be killed by a mixture made from a certain insect.
  • It can be a repellant for certain insects, including aphids and squash bugs.
  • In certain insects they are not used as jaws, but may form suctorial organs.
  • Males of a certain insect, bird, or mammal species may give food to a female in order to increase their own reproductive success.
  • This concept was also used to explain the patterns of certain social insects where most of the members are non-reproductive.
  • He admits that certain insects in the house or garden can be quite a problem.
  • Insulin is required for all animal life (excluding certain insects).
  • The shells of certain insects were used in ancient Egypt to produce the earliest known eye glitter for women.
  • The government assured the people the pesticide was harmless to humans, and would only kill certain insects.
2. strange insect = dziwny owad strange insect
3. native insect = występujący naturalnie owad native insect
4. exotic insect = owad oryginała exotic insect
6. alien insect = obcy owad alien insect
7. known insect = znany owad known 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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