tiny insect

collocation in English

meaningsoftinyandinsect

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tiny
adjective
uk
/ˈtaɪ.ni/us
/ˈtaɪ.ni/
extremely ...
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insect
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.sekt/us
/ˈɪn.sekt/
a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very ...
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(Definition oftinyandinsectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Unlike the othertinyinsectvisitors, however, vinegar flies for the most part successfully avoid the sticky stigma.
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Tinyinsectreturning to give you a bite.
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Thistinyinsectwreaks havoc in two simple ways.
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Perennial conjunctivitis is commonly due to an allergy to house dust mite (atinyinsect-like creature that lives in every home).
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Graves has studied the tiny insects for more than a decade in pursuit of greater understanding of senescence, the process of aging.
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He also likes to feed tiny insects to the many carnivorous plants he grows in his office.
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These tiny insects are dark brown with paler bands and prominent cerci which serve as their primary sensory organs.
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Depending on the size of the specific darter, they can eat anything from tiny insects to larger insects and midge larve.
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These birds visit small flowers, including those ignored by other species, and will also take tiny insects.
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It also feeds on tiny insects taken from foliage or in flight.
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They are tiny insects living in wet soil, often near water.
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Both species are usually found among dense aquatic vegetation and leaf litter, where they feed mainly on tiny insects, crustaceans, and worms.
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Cetti's warblers prefer tiny insects because they can digest them faster.
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Fairyflies are very tiny insects, like most chalcid wasps.
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