Lesson 21: Topic-Based Vocabulary – Names of Worms & Insects | Learn English

Emoji	Word	Meaning	Example Sentence	Synonyms	Antonyms	Collocations

#998 🦟 ••••••	Gnat /næt/ noun ••••••	a small flying insect that bites people and animals ••••••	The gnat buzzed around my head while I was reading. ••••••	midge, fly, mosquito ••••••	- ••••••	gnat bite, swarm of gnats, annoying gnat ••••••
#999 🪱 ••••••	Worm /wɜːrm/ noun ••••••	a long, soft-bodied invertebrate animal that lives in soil ••••••	The bird caught a worm from the garden soil. ••••••	earthworm, larva, grub ••••••	- ••••••	earth worm, book worm, silk worm ••••••
#1000 🐝 ••••••	Wasp /wɒsp/ noun ••••••	a flying insect with a yellow and black striped body and a painful sting ••••••	The wasp stung me when I disturbed its nest. ••••••	hornet, yellow jacket ••••••	- ••••••	wasp nest, wasp sting, paper wasp ••••••
#1001 🦂 ••••••	Scorpion /ˈskɔːr.pi.ən/ noun ••••••	a small creature with eight legs, two claws, and a curved tail with a poisonous sting ••••••	The scorpion hid under the rock during the day. ••••••	arachnid ••••••	- ••••••	scorpion sting, desert scorpion, scorpion tail ••••••
#1002 🦟 ••••••	Louse /laʊs/ noun ••••••	a small insect that lives on the hair or skin of people or animals ••••••	The child had a louse in his hair. ••••••	parasite, bug ••••••	- ••••••	head louse, body louse, louse egg ••••••
#1003 🐛 ••••••	Insect /ˈɪn.sekt/ noun ••••••	a small invertebrate animal with six legs and usually one or two pairs of wings ••••••	The butterfly is a beautiful insect that flies from flower to flower. ••••••	bug, arthropod, creepy-crawly ••••••	mammal, bird, fish ••••••	insect bite, insect repellent, flying insect, crawling insect ••••••
#1004 🦗 ••••••	Locust /ˈloʊ.kəst/ noun ••••••	a large insect that flies in groups and eats crops ••••••	The locusts destroyed the entire wheat field. ••••••	grasshopper, cricket ••••••	- ••••••	locust swarm, locust plague, desert locust ••••••
#1005 🦗 ••••••	Cricket /ˈkrɪk.ɪt/ noun ••••••	a jumping insect that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wings together ••••••	We could hear crickets chirping in the evening. ••••••	grasshopper, insect ••••••	- ••••••	cricket sound, field cricket, house cricket ••••••
#1006 🪱 ••••••	Leech /liːt͡ʃ/ noun ••••••	a blood-sucking worm that lives in water or moist ground ••••••	The doctor used a medical leech to reduce swelling after surgery. ••••••	bloodsucker, parasite, worm ••••••	host, beneficial organism ••••••	medical leech, leech therapy, blood leech, pond leech ••••••
#1007 🐝 ••••••	Drone /droʊn/ noun ••••••	a male bee that does not work and whose only function is to mate with the queen ••••••	The drone bees do not collect honey like worker bees. ••••••	male bee ••••••	worker bee, queen bee ••••••	drone bee, drone cell, drone congregation ••••••
#1008 🐛 ••••••	Bug /bʌɡ/ noun ••••••	a small insect; a defect in a computer program ••••••	I found a bug crawling on my bed sheets. ••••••	insect, beetle, defect ••••••	- ••••••	bed bug, software bug, bug spray ••••••
#1009 🐛 ••••••	Silk-worm /ˈsɪlk.wɜːrm/ noun ••••••	the caterpillar of a moth that produces silk fibers used to make silk fabric ••••••	Silkworms feed on mulberry leaves to produce silk. ••••••	silk caterpillar, bombyx mori ••••••	- ••••••	silkworm cocoon, silkworm farming, silkworm pupae ••••••
#1010 🦋 ••••••	Butter-fly /ˈbʌt.ər.flaɪ/ noun ••••••	a flying insect with large colorful wings ••••••	The beautiful butterfly landed on the flower. ••••••	moth, lepidopteran ••••••	- ••••••	butterfly wings, butterfly garden, monarch butterfly ••••••
#1011 🦟 ••••••	Mosquito /məˈskiː.toʊ/ noun ••••••	a small flying insect that bites people and animals to feed on their blood ••••••	The mosquito bit me on the arm last night. ••••••	gnat, skeeter ••••••	- ••••••	mosquito bite, mosquito net, mosquito repellent ••••••
#1012 🪱 ••••••	Horse-leach /ˈhɔːrs.liːt͡ʃ/ noun ••••••	a large species of leech that was traditionally used in veterinary medicine ••••••	The veterinarian explained that horse-leach was once commonly used to treat horses. ••••••	large leech, veterinary leech, medicinal leech ••••••	small leech, modern medicine ••••••	horse-leach therapy, large horse-leach, traditional horse-leach ••••••
#1013 🦗 ••••••	Grass-hopper /ˈɡræs.hɒp.ər/ noun ••••••	a jumping insect with long hind legs that feeds on grass and plants ••••••	The grasshopper jumped from one leaf to another. ••••••	cricket, locust, katydid ••••••	- ••••••	green grasshopper, jumping grasshopper, large grasshopper ••••••
#1014 🐝 ••••••	Bee /biː/ noun ••••••	a flying insect that produces honey and can sting ••••••	The bee collected nectar from the flower. ••••••	honeybee, bumblebee ••••••	- ••••••	bee hive, bee sting, busy bee, queen bee ••••••
#1015 🜀 ••••••	Dragon-fly /ˈdræɡ.ən.flaɪ/ noun ••••••	a large insect with four transparent wings that lives near water ••••••	The dragonfly hovered over the pond. ••••••	damselfly ••••••	- ••••••	dragonfly nymph, dragonfly wings, dragonfly larvae ••••••
#1016 🕷️ ••••••	Spider /ˈspaɪ.dər/ noun ••••••	a small creature with eight legs that makes webs to catch insects ••••••	The spider caught a fly in its web. ••••••	arachnid ••••••	- ••••••	spider web, spider bite, house spider ••••••
#1017 🐝 ••••••	Black-bee /blæk biː/ noun ••••••	a large dark-colored bee that makes a loud buzzing sound ••••••	The black-bee was buzzing around the flowers in the garden. ••••••	bumblebee, carpenter bee ••••••	- ••••••	black-bee buzzing, black-bee nest, black-bee sting ••••••
#1018 🐜 ••••••	White-Ant /waɪt ænt/ noun ••••••	a small social insect that lives in colonies and feeds on wood and plant matter ••••••	White ants damaged the wooden furniture in our house. ••••••	termite, wood ant ••••••	- ••••••	white ant colony, white ant damage, flying white ant ••••••
#1019 🪲 ••••••	Centipede /ˈsen.tɪ.piːd/ noun ••••••	a long thin creature with many legs that lives in dark places ••••••	I found a centipede crawling under the rock. ••••••	hundred-legger, myriapod ••••••	- ••••••	house centipede, giant centipede, centipede bite ••••••
#1020 🪲 ••••••	Beetle /ˈbiː.təl/ noun ••••••	a hard-bodied insect with wing covers ••••••	The black beetle scurried across the garden path. ••••••	bug, scarab, weevil ••••••	- ••••••	dung beetle, ground beetle, beetle larvae ••••••
#1021 🪱 ••••••	Earth-worm /ˈɜːθ.wɜːm/ noun ••••••	a segmented worm that lives in soil and helps decompose organic matter ••••••	The gardener was happy to find many earthworms in the soil. ••••••	worm, night crawler, angleworm ••••••	pest, harmful insect ••••••	earthworm casting, soil earthworm, garden earthworm, composting earthworm ••••••
#1022 🐛 ••••••	Caterpillar /ˈkæt.ər.pɪl.ər/ noun ••••••	the larva of a butterfly or moth that feeds on plants ••••••	The caterpillar ate all the leaves on the plant. ••••••	larva, grub, worm ••••••	- ••••••	woolly caterpillar, caterpillar stage, tent caterpillar ••••••
#1023 🐝 ••••••	Hornet /ˈhɔːr.nət/ noun ••••••	a large wasp that can sting and is often aggressive ••••••	The hornet built its nest under the roof. ••••••	wasp, yellowjacket ••••••	- ••••••	hornet nest, hornet sting, giant hornet ••••••
#1024 🦅 ••••••	Flying creature /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈkriː.tʃər/ noun ••••••	any animal that has the ability to fly through the air ••••••	Birds, bats, and insects are all examples of flying creatures. ••••••	winged animal, aerial creature, airborne animal ••••••	ground creature, flightless animal, terrestrial animal ••••••	flying creature habitat, nocturnal flying creature, small flying creature, wild flying creature ••••••
#1025 🪰 ••••••	Fly /flaɪ/ noun ••••••	a small flying insect with two wings ••••••	The fly buzzed around the kitchen. ••••••	housefly, insect ••••••	- ••••••	fruit fly, house fly, fly swatter ••••••
#1026 🪲 ••••••	Fire-fly, Glow-worm /ˈfaɪər.flaɪ, ˈɡloʊ.wɜːrm/ noun ••••••	a nocturnal beetle that produces light through bioluminescence ••••••	We watched the fireflies glow in the dark evening. ••••••	lightning bug, glowworm ••••••	- ••••••	firefly glow, catch fireflies, firefly light ••••••
#1027 🪳 ••••••	Cockroach /ˈkɒk.roʊtʃ/ noun ••••••	a flat brown insect that is commonly found in kitchens and other warm places ••••••	A cockroach ran across the kitchen floor quickly. ••••••	roach, bug ••••••	- ••••••	kitchen cockroach, large cockroach, flying cockroach ••••••

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