insects

noun

Definition of insectsnext
plural of insect
as in dwarves
a person of no importance or influence the magazine's editor in chief was notorious for treating staffers as insects, often not even bothering to learn their names

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Recent Examples of insects In early 2020, Daniel Bachman stood at the edge of a creek in Falmouth, Virginia, recording the sounds of the insects chittering and buzzing around him. — Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024 Or perhaps flying insects that make split-second changes to their flight patterns enjoy torrents of information flowing through their brains that we mere humans can only imagine. — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 That means the insecticides kill all manner of insects that birds feed on, according to the society. — Maureen Murphy, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024

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