aquatic insect

collocation in English

meaningsofaquaticandinsect

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aquatic
adjective
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/əˈkwæt.ɪk/us
/əˈkwæt̬.ɪk/
living or growing in, happening in, or connected ...
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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 ofaquaticandinsectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It seems that we do not know the concentration of ammonia or other products of decomposition which are harmful or lethal to anyaquaticinsect.
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The latter include a range ofaquaticinsectlarvae including those of dragonflies, mosquitoes and chironomids.
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Thisaquaticinsectis about 6 millimeters long.
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Several genera are wingless, and a few attackaquaticinsecteggs underwater.
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Asaquaticinsectlarvae hatch in the course of the summer, fish become more prominent in the diet.
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Sub-surface flies are designed to resemble a wide variety of prey includingaquaticinsectlarvae, nymphs and pupae, baitfish, crayfish, leeches, worms, etc.
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Adults also eat midge, black fly, and otheraquaticinsectlarvae.
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They feed onaquaticinsectlarvae and on terrestrial insects they catch on the water surface.
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The adult diet consists ofaquaticinsectlarvae (mayflies, caddisflies, dragonflies), but can also include crayfish, leeches, snails, and other small fish.
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This species feeds on insects that have fallen into the water,aquaticinsectlarvae, and other small animals.
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Her doctoral thesis was on the male germ cells anaquaticinsect, leading her to further work focusing on cellular mechanisms in inheritance and development.
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Juveniles feed on rotifers, in addition to the microcrustaceans andaquaticinsectlarvae they find when digging into the substrate.
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The juveniles feed mostly on shrimps andaquaticinsectlarvae; larger individuals about 17 cm long also take small cichlids, minnows, and labeos.
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This is anaquaticinsect; most of its life cycle takes place in the water.
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It feeds primarily onaquaticinsectlarvae, but will also eat crustaceans, small fish, fish eggs, and some plant material.
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Wild guppies generally feed on a variety of food source including benthic algae andaquaticinsectlarvae.
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Stomachs of eels less than 40 cm and captured in streams contained mainlyaquaticinsectlarvae, whereas larger eels fed predominantly on fishes and crayfishes.
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Madtoms almost exclusively prey onaquaticinsectlarvae.
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In common with manyaquaticinsectspecies, many caddisfly adults emerge synchronously "en masse".
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