- plural of insect.
insects
Example Sentences
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For spring 2027, you created this fantastical garden populated by insects, beginning with a chrysalis and ending with the emergence of butterflies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
A panel of wildlife experts drew up a shortlist of 18 mammals, birds, amphibians insects and fish which were put forward to public nominations.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The disease, which can be spread by insects such as midges, does not affect people and poses no risk to food safety.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The great migration of the Bogong moth was once a yearly feature of the Australian spring, the insects humming down the nation's east coast in their billions as they searched for cooler climes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
No one connected various phases of insects to one another, and no one knew where to fit them into the natural order.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
