Winged+insect
61chinch bug — a small lygaeid bug, Blissus leucopterus, that feeds on corn, wheat, and other grains. [1775 85, Amer.] * * * ▪ insect (Blissus leucopterus), important grain and corn pest belonging to the insect family Lygaeidae (order Heteroptera). Though a… …
62butterfly — [OE] A number of theories have been put forward as to how the butterfly got its name. Perhaps the most generally accepted is that it is a reflection of a once held notion that butterflies land on and consume butter or milk left uncovered in… …
63fly — [[t]fla͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ flies, flying, flew, flown 1) N COUNT A fly is a small insect with two wings. There are many kinds of flies, and the most common are black in colour. 2) VERB When something such as a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves… …
64ant lion — noun 1. the larva of any of several insects • Syn: ↑doodlebug, ↑antlion • Hypernyms: ↑larva • Member Holonyms: ↑Myrmeleon, ↑genus Myrmeleon 2. winged insect resembling a dragonfly …
65antlion — noun 1. the larva of any of several insects • Syn: ↑doodlebug, ↑ant lion • Hypernyms: ↑larva • Member Holonyms: ↑Myrmeleon, ↑genus Myrmeleon 2. winged insect resembling a dragonfly …
66bee — n. 1 any four winged insect of the superfamily Apoidea which collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives in large communities. 2 any insect of a similar type. 3 (usu. busy bee) a busy person. 4 esp. US a meeting for communal… …
67dobson fly — noun large soft bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait • Syn: ↑dobson, ↑dobsonfly, ↑Corydalus cornutus • Hypernyms: ↑neuropteron, ↑neuropteran, ↑neuropterous insect …
68true bug — noun any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteroptera • Hypernyms: ↑hemipterous insect, ↑bug, ↑hemipteran, ↑hemipteron * * * noun : an insect of the order Hemiptera; especially : a typical winged insect of… …
69hind wing — noun : a posterior wing of an insect * * * the second, posterior, or metathoracic wing of an insect. [1930 35] * * * (also hindwing) n. either of the two back wings of a four winged insect …
70Fireflies — Firefly Fire fly , n.; pl. {Fireflies}. (Zo[ o]l.) Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family {Lampyrid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common American species belong to the genera {Photinus} (especially {Photinus pyralis})… …
