- plural of insect.
insects
Example Sentences
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Stressed trees become susceptible to insects and disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The findings could significantly change how scientists understand the rise of terrestrial insects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
It also had a segmented trunk and six walking legs, the basic body organization associated with insects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
By filling the long-standing 80 million-year hexapod gap, the work pushes the early diversification of insects back from the Late Carboniferous into the Early Devonian.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
I dipped them in the lake to wash off insects.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
