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101arachnid — arachnidan /euh rak ni deuhn/, adj., n. /euh rak nid/, n. 1. any wingless, carnivorous arthropod of the class Arachnida, including spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and daddy longlegs, having a body divided into two parts, the cephalothorax and… …
102arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… …
103arthropod — /ahr threuh pod /, n. 1. any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods. adj …
104assassin bug — any of numerous bugs of the family Reduviidae, feeding chiefly on other insects but including some forms that are bloodsucking parasites of mammals. Also called reduviid. [1890 95] * * * Any of about 4,000 insect species (family Reduviidae)… …
105backswimmer — /bak swim euhr/, n. any of numerous predaceous aquatic hemipterous insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs, and may inflict a painful bite if handled. Also called boat bug. [1860 65; BACK1 + SWIMMER] * * * …
106bluefish — /blooh fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) bluefish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) bluefishes. 1. a predaceous, marine, bluish or greenish food fish, Pomatomus saltatrix, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of North and South… …
107bonito — /beuh nee toh/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) bonito, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) bonitos. 1. any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean. 2. any of several related species, as the skipjack,… …
108compsognathus — /komp sog neuh theuhs/, n. any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Compsognathus, of late Jurassic age, having a slender body that reached a length of 30 in. (76 cm). [ < NL (1859) < Gk kompsó(s) elegant + gnathos GNATHOUS] * * * ▪ dinosaur …
109damsel bug — any of various small predaceous bugs of the family Nabidae. * * * ▪ insect also called nabid bug, any predacious insect in the true bug order, Heteroptera, that feeds on insect eggs, aphids, and small caterpillars. Damsel bugs are generally… …
110damselfly — /dam zeuhl fluy /, n., pl. damselflies. any of numerous slender, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Zygoptera), distinguished from the dragonflies by having the wings folded back in line with the body when at rest. [1805 15;… …
