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Animals

Any living creature of the Kingdom Animalia constituting multi-celled organisms as well as single-celled organisms lacking chlorophyll and having the ability for spontaneous movement, such as protozoans.

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insectavorous

Animals; Insects

Depending on insects as food.

instar

Animals; Insects

The stage in an insect's life history between any two moults. A newly-hatched insect which has not yet moulted is said to be a first-instar nymph or larva. The adult (imago) is ...

integument

Animals; Insects

The outer layer of the insect.

intercalaries

Animals; Insects

Additional, interpolated or inserted between, as in wing veins.

intercubital

Animals; Insects

In Plecoptera, crossveins between Cu1 and Cu2 in the forewing.

johnston's organ

Animals; Insects

A sense organ located in the second antennal segment of many insects and particularly well developed in male mosquitoes and certain other Diptera.

jugal

Animals; Insects

Pertaining to the jugum, the basal area of the wing, usually set-off by a jugal fold.

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