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Insect Vocabulary List & Definitions

 

angiosperm

A plant whose ovules are enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
compound eye The eye of most insects and some crustaceans, which is composed of many light-sensitive elements, each having its own refractive system and each forming a portion of an image.
exoskeleton A hard outer structure, such as the shell of an insect or crustacean, that provides protection or support for an organism.
insect Any of numerous usually small arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having two pairs of wings.
nectar A sweet liquid secreted by flowers of various plants, consumed by pollinators, such as hummingbirds and insects, and gathered by bees for making honey.
pollen The fine powderlike material consisting of pollen grains that is produced by the anthers of seed plants.
thorax The second or middle region of the body of an arthropod, between the head and the abdomen, in insects bearing the true legs and wings.
abdomen The posterior segment of the body in arthropods.
cocoon A similar natural protective covering or structure, such as the egg case of a spider.
chrysalis A protected stage of development.

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