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INSECT-LIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does insect-like mean?
• INSECT-LIKE (adjective)
The adjective INSECT-LIKE has 1 sense:
1. resembling an insect
Familiarity information: INSECT-LIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling an insect
Synonyms:
insect-like; insectlike
Context example:
a hairy insectlike flower
Similar:
animal (of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from an animal or animals)
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