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Insects

Any of numerous usually small arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having two pairs of wings.

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pilose

Animals; Insects

Densely clothed with setae.

pleura

Animals; Insects

Pleural of pleuron. The lateral region of a thoracic segment.

pleurodema

Animals; Insects

External sulcus of pleural apophysis.

pollinator

Animals; Insects

An agent often an insect that carries pollen from the stamen of one flower to the stigma of another flower to produce a seed.

polymorphic

Animals; Insects

A species having several forms independent of the variations of sex.

polyphagous

Animals; Insects

Feeding on a variety of plants and or animals.

porrect

Animals; Insects

Extending horizontally forward: applied especially to antennae.

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