Insect in spanish
Insecto
pronunciation: insektoʊ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: insektoʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures
insect = insecto.
Example: Results of experiments have indicated that because the beetles favour fleecy woollen material, this material can be used to trap insects in library book depositories.more:
» aquatic insect = insecto acuático.
Example: A lot more work needs to be done for other groups, including caterpillars, aquatic insects, grasshoppers, snails, and spiders.» book insect = parásito del libro. [Todo tipo de insecto que afecta a la integridad física de un documento]
Example: Freezing is effective in eliminating injurious book insects.» crawling insect = insecto rastrero.
Example: Crawling insects, such as cockroaches, carry a range of serious illnesses including salmonella, dysentery, gastro-enteritis and typhoid.» insect-borne = transmitido por los insectos.
Example: Bluetongue disease (also called catarrhal fever) is a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease of ruminants.» insect eater = comedor de insectos, insectívoro.
Example: Insect eaters, known as insectivores, can be as small as insects or as large as giant anteaters.» insect-eating = insectívoro.
Example: Insect-eating bats are supremely good at what they do: a single little brown bat can catch and eat 600 mosquitos in an hour.» insect pest = insecto nocivo.
Example: The article 'Nuke 'em! Library pest control' describes tests carried out to determine the effectiveness of microwaves (in the form of a domestic microwave oven) as a means of destroying insect pests in books and other library materials.» insect repellent = repelente de insectos, repelente contra insectos.
Example: Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.» insect-ridden = infestado de insectos, plagado de insectos, lleno de insectos.
Example: Their long canine teeth are used mostly for biting into insect-ridden logs or for tearing apart carrion.» insect vector = insecto portador de enfermedad.
Example: The author reveals the close links between African ideas about the forcible extraction of vital fluids and European views about sleeping sickness, insect vectors, and deforestation.» repel + insects = repeler los insectos.
Example: Besides repelling mosquitoes, marigolds repel insects which prey on tomato = Además de repeler los mosquitos, la caléndula repele los insectos que se comen los tomates.» stick insect = insecto palo.
Example: There are over 200 animals at Dartmoor Zoological Park: from tiny stick insects to brown bears or lions all set in over 30 acres of beautiful parkland.