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Category |
English |
Spanish |
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Common |
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1 |
Common |
insect control |
lucha contra insectos [m]
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2 |
Common |
kind of parasitic insect |
piojo [m]
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General |
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3 |
General |
insect repellent |
repelente [m]
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4 |
General |
edible aquatic insect egg |
ahuautle [m]
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5 |
General |
boring insect infestation of trees |
barrenillo [m]
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6 |
General |
insect eggs |
carrocha [f]
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7 |
General |
insect bore hole |
culebra [f]
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8 |
General |
an insect that is an obligate ectoparasite of humans (pthirus pubis) |
ladilla [f]
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9 |
General |
nymph of an insect |
palomilla [f]
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10 |
General |
insect repellent |
acaricida [adj]
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11 |
General |
leaf insect |
insecto hoja [m]
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12 |
General |
stick insect |
insecto palo [m]
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13 |
General |
stick insect |
fásmido [m]
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14 |
General |
stick insect |
insecto palo [m]
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15 |
General |
sting of an insect |
aguijón [m]
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16 |
General |
insect bite |
picadura de insecto [f]
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17 |
General |
kind of insect |
cucaracha [f]
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18 |
General |
(snake/insect) bite |
picadura [f]
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19 |
General |
tick (insect) |
garrapata [f]
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20 |
General |
anti-insect |
antinsectos [adj]
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21 |
General |
(insect) to swarm |
enjambrar [v]
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22 |
General |
(insect) to swarm |
hormiguear [v]
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23 |
General |
(insect) to bite |
picar (un insecto) [v]
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24 |
General |
(an insect) to bite |
picar (un insecto) [v]
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25 |
General |
(insect)to sting |
picar (un insecto) [v]
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26 |
General |
(insect) to swarm |
pulular (un insecto) [v]
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27 |
General |
buzz (insect) |
zumbar [v]
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28 |
General |
insect repellent |
loción antiinsectos
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29 |
General |
insect that destroys vines |
codillo [m]
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30 |
General |
small insect |
garapito [m]
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31 |
General |
stroke with a bird's beak or an insect bite |
picotazo [m]
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32 |
General |
cochineal insect |
milpiés [m]
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33 |
General |
cochineal-insect cultivation |
coccicultura [f]
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34 |
General |
cochineal-insect |
cochinilla [f]
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35 |
General |
oak inhabited by kermes insect |
coscoja [f]
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36 |
General |
bite (insect/snake) |
picada [f]
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37 |
General |
stroke with a bird's beak or an insect bite |
picotada [f]
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38 |
General |
cochineal insect |
porqueta [f]
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39 |
General |
any small animal, vermin or insect |
musaraña [f]
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40 |
General |
insect that attacks olive trees |
taladrilla [f]
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41 |
General |
itch-insect |
ácaro [m]
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42 |
General |
itch-insect |
arador [m]
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43 |
General |
insect-powder |
polvos insecticidas [m/pl]
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44 |
General |
a loathsome insect |
chinchemolle [m]
CL
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45 |
General |
insect of marshy lands |
coquí [m]
CU
PR
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46 |
General |
a coleopterous insect of the genus cantharides |
pilme [m]
CL
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47 |
General |
a troublesome wingless insect |
telepate [m]
SV
HN
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48 |
General |
an insect of the order díptera which bores through the human skin |
sotuto [m]
BO
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49 |
General |
hemiptera insect |
achín (del nahua) [m]
NI
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50 |
General |
insect-eating bird up to 35 cm in length |
aguaitacamino [m]
VE
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51 |
General |
insect-eating bird up to 35 cm in length, brownish-gray feathers with reds and blacks and long white and black tail |
curiango [m]
AR
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52 |
General |
insect bite |
puyón [m]
VE
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53 |
General |
a hemipterus insect with small head |
acántido [m]
CO
PE
BO
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54 |
General |
edible eggs of an aquatic insect |
ahuautle [m]
MX
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55 |
General |
edible eggs of an aquatic insect |
aguaucle [m]
MX
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56 |
General |
edible eggs of an aquatic insect |
aguautle [m]
MX
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57 |
General |
painful sting of an insect (generally a bee, wasp, mite, or mosquito) |
clavetazo [m]
HN
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58 |
General |
insect sting |
flechazo [m]
BO:E,N
AR:Nw
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59 |
General |
insect collection |
insectario [m]
CO
BO
CL
UY
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60 |
General |
school insect collection |
insectario [m]
BO
CL
UY
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61 |
General |
phosphorescent insect |
hachón [m]
NI
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62 |
General |
insect-resistant white corn |
maíz capio [m]
CO
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63 |
General |
insect bite |
saitazo [m]
SV
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64 |
General |
buzzing insect |
abejón [m]
CR
HN
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65 |
General |
edible aquatic insect eggs |
aguaucle (náhuatl) [m]
MX
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66 |
General |
edible aquatic insect eggs |
aguautle (náhuatl) [m]
MX
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67 |
General |
plant-eating insect |
callueso [m]
ES
local
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68 |
General |
insect collection |
insectario [m]
CL
UY
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69 |
General |
caterpillar (insect) |
cuncuna [f]
CL
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70 |
General |
a very small insect, harmful to agriculture |
aljorra [f]
CU
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71 |
General |
small grub/insect |
bicha [f]
CO
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72 |
General |
insect that destroys fruit-trees |
guagua [f]
CU
DO
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73 |
General |
a creeping or crawling animal (especially an insect) |
puerqueza [f]
SCN
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74 |
General |
girls' game that is accompanied by allusive verses to an insect they name, sometimes by singing |
cucarachita martina [f]
PR
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75 |
General |
insect bite |
roncha caribe [f]
NI
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76 |
General |
large flying insect |
ronsapa [f]
PE:E
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77 |
General |
infected by parasites, larva, or insect eggs (wound) |
abichado [adj]
AR
UY
rur.
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78 |
General |
sting/bite an insect repeteadly |
aburar [v]
PR
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79 |
General |
cause itchiness (insect bite) |
aburar [v]
CU
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80 |
General |
bite multiple times (an insect) |
aburar [v]
PR
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81 |
General |
form a cocoon (insect) |
entelarse [v]
HN
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Colloquial |
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82 |
Colloquial |
little insect |
cojijo [m]
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Textile |
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83 |
Textile |
insect screen |
mosquitera [f]
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Engineering |
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84 |
Engineering |
borer (insect) |
perforador [m]
CU
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85 |
Engineering |
boring insect |
barrenillo [m]
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86 |
Engineering |
bite (of insect) |
picadura [f]
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87 |
Engineering |
insect wax |
cera de china [f]
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88 |
Engineering |
insect wax |
cera de insectos [f]
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89 |
Engineering |
rot and insect |
carcoma [f]
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90 |
Engineering |
insect models |
modelos de insecto
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91 |
Engineering |
insect repellent |
repelente de insectos
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92 |
Engineering |
insect viruses |
virus de los insectos
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93 |
Engineering |
insect resistance |
resistencia del insecto
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94 |
Engineering |
entomophagous insect |
insecto entomófago
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95 |
Engineering |
insect diapause |
diapausa de los insectos
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96 |
Engineering |
insect powder |
polvo insecticida
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97 |
Engineering |
sterile insect technique |
técnica del insecto estéril
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98 |
Engineering |
insect pest |
plaga insectil
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99 |
Engineering |
insect resistance |
resistencia a los insectos
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100 |
Engineering |
insect repellent |
ahuyentador de insectos
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101 |
Engineering |
insect sociobiology |
sociobiología de los insectos
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Biology |
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102 |
Biology |
social insect |
insecto social [m]
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103 |
Biology |
teneral insect |
insecto recién emergido
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Chemistry |
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104 |
Chemistry |
chinese insect wax |
cera china [f]
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105 |
Chemistry |
insect wax |
cera de insectos [f]
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Food Engineering |
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106 |
Food Engineering |
insect fragments |
fragmentos de insectos
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General Medicine |
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107 |
General Medicine |
insect control |
control de insectos
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Medicine |
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108 |
Medicine |
allergy to insect |
alergia a insectos [f]
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109 |
Medicine |
insect repellent |
insectífugo [adj]
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110 |
Medicine |
insect dermatitis |
dermatitis por insectos
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111 |
Medicine |
sterile insect technique |
técnica para esterilizar insectos
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112 |
Medicine |
insect virus |
virus de los insectos
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Psychology |
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113 |
Psychology |
insect society |
sociedad de insectos
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114 |
Psychology |
social insect |
insecto social
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Parasitology |
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115 |
Parasitology |
scale insect |
conchuela [f]
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116 |
Parasitology |
scale insect |
serpeta [f]
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117 |
Parasitology |
scale insect |
cochinilla [f]
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118 |
Parasitology |
scale insect |
escamas [f/pl]
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Technical |
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119 |
Technical |
wood borer (insect) |
xilófago [m]
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Aeronautics |
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120 |
Aeronautics |
insect destroyer |
insecticida [m]
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Agriculture |
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121 |
Agriculture |
chewing insect |
insecto masticador [m]
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122 |
Agriculture |
vector insect |
insecto vector de la enfermedad [m]
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123 |
Agriculture |
insect control |
lucha contra los insectos [f]
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124 |
Agriculture |
insect growth regulators |
reguladores del crecimiento de insectos
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125 |
Agriculture |
insect control |
lucha contra los insectos
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126 |
Agriculture |
insect foggers |
nebulizador para insectos
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127 |
Agriculture |
insect control |
control de insectos
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128 |
Agriculture |
sterile insect release |
liberación de insectos estériles
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129 |
Agriculture |
insect damage |
daño de insectos
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130 |
Agriculture |
insect stings |
picaduras de insectos
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131 |
Agriculture |
adult insect hole |
galería de insectos adultos
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132 |
Agriculture |
social insect |
insecto social
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Animal Husbandry |
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133 |
Animal Husbandry |
insect season |
temporada de insectos
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Beekeeping |
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134 |
Beekeeping |
imago or mature insect |
insecto perfecto
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Fishing |
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135 |
Fishing |
insect net |
jamo [m]
CU
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Zoology |
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136 |
Zoology |
a species of an insect-eating mammal endemic to cuba |
aire [m]
CU
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137 |
Zoology |
a species of an insect-eating mammal endemic to cuba |
almiquí [m]
CU
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138 |
Zoology |
a hymenopterous insect without a sting and covered by a grey substance |
avispa papelera [f]
VE
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139 |
Zoology |
hymenopterous insect (long with a yellow and black body) |
avispa carnicera [f]
HN
VE
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140 |
Zoology |
hymenopterous black insect (builds long nests with transverse grooves similar to the carapace of the armadillo) |
avispa cachicamera [f]
CO
VE
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141 |
Zoology |
insect leg |
tibia [f]
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142 |
Zoology |
insect eater |
ave insectívora
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Mining |
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143 |
Mining |
insect occurrence |
yacimiento de insectos
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Fire Fighting |
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144 |
Fire Fighting |
insect kill |
matanza por insectos
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Botany |
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145 |
Botany |
galling insect |
dadín [m]
CL
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Entomology |
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146 |
Entomology |
insect larva |
gusano [m]
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147 |
Entomology |
insect-eating bird up to 35 cm in length |
guaitacamino [m]
VE
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148 |
Entomology |
a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the mantids, which is the largest family of the order mantises (mantis religiosa) |
abracapalo [m]
CR:Nw
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149 |
Entomology |
a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the mantids, which is the largest family of the order mantises (mantis religiosa) |
matacaballos [m]
CO
BO
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150 |
Entomology |
a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the mantids, which is the largest family of the order mantises (mantis religiosa) |
chimpilicoco [m]
HN
NI
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151 |
Entomology |
stick insect |
chilincoco [m]
HN
SV
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152 |
Entomology |
stick insect |
secamano [m]
HN
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153 |
Entomology |
stick insect |
secagente [m]
HN
SV
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154 |
Entomology |
any jumping insect |
chocho [m]
MX:Sw
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155 |
Entomology |
stick insect |
chichigüitero [m]
SV
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156 |
Entomology |
insect similar to the cicada, but with a sharper and stronger sound |
chiquirín [m]
GT
HN
SV
NI
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157 |
Entomology |
stick insect |
palito volador [m]
SV
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158 |
Entomology |
a parasitic insect found in most tropical and sub-tropical climates (tunga penetrans) |
pique [m]
PE
PY
AR:Ne
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159 |
Entomology |
orthoptera insect |
zacatón [m]
MX:Se
SV
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160 |
Entomology |
insect that bores crop plants to lay eggs in |
arañuelo [m]
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161 |
Entomology |
insect similar to the cicada |
chiquitín [m]
GT
HN
SV
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162 |
Entomology |
insect of the order hemiptera |
galapatillo [m]
ES
local
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163 |
Entomology |
stick insect (phasmatodea) |
insecto palo [m]
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164 |
Entomology |
a parasitic insect found in most tropical and sub-tropical climates (tunga penetrans) |
pique (náhuatl) [m]
PE
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165 |
Entomology |
flea-like insect |
nigua [f]
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166 |
Entomology |
a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the mantids, which is the largest family of the order mantises (mantis religiosa) |
cerbatana [f]
VE
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167 |
Entomology |
a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the mantids, which is the largest family of the order mantises (mantis religiosa) |
tara [f]
VE
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168 |
Entomology |
a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the mantids, which is the largest family of the order mantises (mantis religiosa) |
ponmesa [f]
PA
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169 |
Entomology |
a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the mantids, which is the largest family of the order mantises (mantis religiosa) |
mula del diablo [f]
CR
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170 |
Entomology |
an underground insect (scapteriscus didactylus) |
changa [f]
PA
PR
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171 |
Entomology |
coleoptera insect (epilachna paenulata) |
vaquita de los melones [f]
AR
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172 |
Entomology |
an insect which is ubiquitous in uruguay and argentina (triatoma rubrovaria) |
vinchuca colorada [f]
UY
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173 |
Entomology |
an insect which is ubiquitous in uruguay and argentina (triatoma rubrovaria) |
vinchuca de las piedras [f]
UY
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174 |
Entomology |
insect eggs |
carocha [f]
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175 |
Entomology |
generic insect |
cotorrita [f]
CU
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|
176 |
Entomology |
a parasitic insect found in most tropical and sub-tropical climates (tunga penetrans) |
nigua [f]
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177 |
Entomology |
stick insect |
maría palito [n]
DO
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