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insectoid

American  
[in-sekt-oid] / ɪnˈsɛkt ɔɪd /

adjective

  1. having the form, sound, or other characteristics of an insect.


noun

plural

insectoids
  1. a creature resembling an insect.

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The red, pink and orange canvas with a wooden frame that looks as if it’s been clawed as much as carved, highlights an insectoid figure banging around inside a geometric armature.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

Additionally, this year’s Terror Tram experience, “The Exterminatorz,” features a scenario wherein the insectoid tour guide escorts the human riders toward a twisted finale to the delight of its fellow insectoids.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023

Other cast members include Zoe Saldana as Star-Lord's love interest, Gamora; Karen Gillan as her cyborg sister Nebula, Vin Diesel as tree-being Groot; and Pom Klementieff as the insectoid Mantis.

From Reuters • May 4, 2023

The rusty droid is teaming up with a Gand bounty hunter named Zuckuss, who is both an insectoid mercenary and a skilled tracker.

From Salon • May 5, 2022

For the many of us who have not spent 2021 at the gym calling our mothers while planning our weekly soup-kitchen volunteer schedule, we know the insectoid life span such New Year’s resolutions can have.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2021

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