Animals - Insects

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Insects and other similar creatures



ant
ant - mravenec
BrE
/'ænt/
AmE
/'ænt/

noun - a very small black or brown insect which lives in forests etc, lives in large groups and works very hard


bee
bee - včela
BrE
/'bi:/
AmE
/'bi:/

noun - a small black and yellow insect, it lives in large groups and makes honey


beetle
beetle - brouk
BrE
/'bi:tl/
AmE
/'bi:t̬l/

noun - an insect with a hard and shiny covering of its wings, it is usually black, but can have other colours, too


butterfly
butterfly - motýl
BrE
/'bʌtəflaɪ/
AmE
/'bʌt̬ərflaɪ/

noun - an insect with big colourful wings and a long thin body


caterpillar
caterpillar - housenka
BrE
/'kætəpɪlə/
AmE
/'kæt̬ərpɪlər/

noun - a worm with short legs that exists as an early stage in the life of a butterfly or other insects


centipede
centipede - stonožka
BrE
/'sentɪpi:d/
AmE
/'sent̬ɪpi:d/

noun - a long small insect with many little legs


cockroach
cockroach - šváb
BrE
/'kɒkrəʊtʃ/
AmE
/'kɑ:kroʊtʃ/

noun - a large brown insect that you can find in very dirty places


cricket
cricket - cvrček
BrE
/'krɪkɪt/
AmE
/'krɪkɪt/

noun - a small brown insect that makes very specific sounds, esp. at night


dragonfly
dragonfly - vážka
BrE
/'drægənflaɪ/
AmE
/'drægənflaɪ/

noun - an insect that lives near water, it has a long body and two pairs of long bright wings


earwig
earwig - škvor
BrE
/'ɪəwɪg/
AmE
/'ɪrwɪg/

noun - a small brown insect with a long body and two pincers at the end of the body


firefly
firefly - světluška
BrE
/'faɪəflaɪ/
AmE
/'faɪərflaɪ/

noun - a small flying insect that produces faint light at night


flea
flea - blecha
BrE
/'fli:/
AmE
/'fli:/

noun - a small insect that feeds on the blood of animals (or people), it can jump very well


fly
fly - moucha
BrE
/'flaɪ/
AmE
/'flaɪ/

noun - a small insect that can fly


grasshopper
grasshopper - luční koník, kobylka, saranče
BrE
/'grɑ:shɒpə/
AmE
/'græshɑ:pər/

noun - an insect that lives in the grass, jumps very high and far and makes a sharp sound by rubbing its legs together, it is usually green


hornet
hornet - sršeň
BrE
/'hɔ:nɪt/
AmE
/'hɔ:rnɪt/

noun - an insect that looks like a very big wasp


ladybird
ladybird - beruška, slunéčko
BrE
/'leɪdibɜ:d/
AmE
/'leɪdibɜ:rd/

noun, British English - a small red beetle with black spots


mosquito
mosquito - komár, moskyt
BrE
/mə'ski:təʊ/
AmE
/mə'ski:t̬oʊ/

noun - a small insect that flies usually at night and bites animals and people to drink their blood


moth
moth - můra
BrE
/'mɒθ/
AmE
/'mɑ:θ/

noun - an insect that looks like a butterfly which usually flies at night


praying mantis
praying mantis - kudlanka, kudlanka nábožná
BrE
/'preɪɪŋ mæntɪs/
AmE
/'preɪɪŋ mænt̬ɪs/

noun - a large green insect, it is known that the female eats the male after mating


spider
spider - pavouk
BrE
/'spaɪdə/
AmE
/'spaɪdər/

noun - A small black creature with eight legs. It catches and eats insects


tarantula
tarantula - tarantule
BrE
/tə'ræntʃələ/
AmE
/tə'ræntʃələ/

noun - a large hairy spider, sometimes poisonous


termite
termite - termit
BrE
/'tɜ:maɪt/
AmE
/'tɜ:rmaɪt/

noun - an insect that lives in large groups and eats wood


tick
tick - klíště
BrE
/'tɪk/
AmE
/'tɪk/

noun - a small creature that holds onto your skin and sucks your blood


wasp
wasp - vosa
BrE
/'wɒsp/
AmE
/'wɑ:sp/

noun - A small black and yellow insect. It is usually attracted to sweet things and can sting you painfully




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