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- adjective Resembling an
insect in any of various attributes such asform ,behavior , orsound
Etymologies
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Examples
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She was named after a character in Doctor Who --- Chantho was an insectlike alien female who began every sentence with 'chan' and ended it with 'tho'.
Kitten Chantho dies nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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The massing of the 130,000-square-foot Sunset Park Materials Recycling Facility, largely corrugated metal and galvanized steel, has, from certain angles, an insectlike grace to it.
Cans, Bottles, Opera House Dana Rubinstein 2011
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That released the others to whisper among themselves, or stretch out on their mattresses, or close their eyes and wait, insectlike.
Raven Speak Diane Lee Wilson 2010
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Three jumbo scoreboards showed the action: an emerald land with icy orbs, vaguely insectlike predators and plenty of gunfire.
Obsessed Internet gamers in South Korea now have a league of their own 2010
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The machine detected her approach at the last moment, insectlike metal claws reaching out toward the white-hot board.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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Its six insectlike feet skidded along the cobblestones, making a sound like sabers dragged along a brick wall.
Behemoth Mr. Scott Westerfeld 2010
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Three jumbo scoreboards showed the action: an emerald land with icy orbs, vaguely insectlike predators and plenty of gunfire.
In Korea, popularity of Internet gaming prompts move to curb usage 2010
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I started having this recurring dream that there was a hovering, insectlike jackal in my bedroom.
Sleepwalk With Me Mike Birbiglia 2010
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Three jumbo scoreboards showed the action: an emerald land with icy orbs, vaguely insectlike predators and plenty of gunfire.
In Korea, popularity of Internet gaming prompts move to curb usage 2010
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This was inhuman, almost insectlike movement, light and weightless.
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
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