flying insect

collocation in English

meaningsofflyingandinsect

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flying
noun[U]
uk
/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/
travel ...
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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 offlyingandinsectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A human cyborg would be a neurorobot, as would a rat orflyinginsectwhose brain receives signals from external vision sensors to steer its course.
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A local ultraviolet emitter will normally disrupt the navigation process and will eventually attract theflyinginsect.
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They aim for theflyinginsect, then open their beaks very wide.
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While they pursue any type offlyinginsect, honey bees predominate in their diet.
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The glyph also contains aflyinginsectwhich could allude to this.
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Aflyinginsectneeds to make corrections for crosswinds.
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Winds disperse seeds from various plants, enabling the survival and dispersal of those plant species, as well asflyinginsectpopulations.
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Thus, aflyinginsectproduces heat which, as long as it does not exceed an upper lethal limit, will be tolerated.
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It will drop down in a light glide for terrestrial prey or swoop hawk-like on aflyinginsect.
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Yet others wait on branches until they see aflyinginsectand catch it in the air.
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They include the world's smallest known insect, with a body length of only 0.139mm in, and the smallest knownflyinginsect, only 0.15mm in long.
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At 0.15mm in (150 micrometers), it is the smallest knownflyinginsect.
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Pure honey is considered kosher even though it is produced by aflyinginsect, a nonkosher creature; other products of nonkosher animals are not kosher.
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Everyflyinginsectthat uses four legs for walking shall be avoided by you.
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It is believed to take any kind of large,flyinginsect; sometimes even hanging around bee-farms to pick off members of a hive.
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Flying insects were caught on falling to the sticky base after impact with the sheet.
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This procedure should be repeated approximately 3 times to ensure a good sample of flying insects in the area.
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This allows people and pets to enter and exit while keeping higher flying insects out.
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