- predacious insect
- хищное насекомое* * *хищное насекомое
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
predacious — Synonyms and related words: all devouring, all engulfing, bloodsucking, cannibal, cannibalistic, carnivorous, commensal, dietetic, dining, eating, extortionate, feeding, flesh eating, fruitarian, gastronomic, gluttonous, grabby, grain eating,… … Moby Thesaurus
damsel bug — any of various small predaceous bugs of the family Nabidae. * * * ▪ insect also called nabid bug, any predacious insect in the true bug order, Heteroptera, that feeds on insect eggs, aphids, and small caterpillars. Damsel bugs are generally… … Universalium
heteropteran — ▪ insect order Introduction any member of the insect order Heteroptera, which comprises the so called true bugs. (Some authorities use the name Hemiptera; others consider both the heteropterans and the homopterans to be suborders of the… … Universalium
flat bark beetle — ▪ insect also called cucujid or flat grain beetle any of approximately 500 species of beetles (beetle) (insect order Coleoptera (coleopteran)) that are red, yellow, or brown and easily recognized by their narrow, flattened bodies.… … Universalium
gladiator bug — ▪ insect Introduction also called African rock crawler or heelwalker any of approximately 15 species of insects (insect) found only in certain regions of Africa, the common name of which is derived from their stout appearance and… … Universalium
snipe fly — ▪ insect any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are dark coloured and between 8 and 15 mm (0.3 and 0.6 inch) long and have a rounded head, posteriorly tapering abdomen, and long legs. Adults are usually found in… … Universalium
velvet water bug — ▪ insect any of approximately 120 species of insects in the true bug order, Heteroptera, that are covered with fine, velvetlike hairs. The bodies of these small, plump insects are usually less than 3 mm (0.1 inch) long. Although relatively… … Universalium
Histeridae — Hister metallicus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
homopteran — /heuh mop teuhr euhn, hoh /, adj. 1. homopterous. n. 2. a homopterous insect. [1835 45; see HOMOPTEROUS, AN] * * * ▪ insect order Introduction any of more than 32,000 species of sucking insects, the members of which exhibit considerable… … Universalium
Cochliomyia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia