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insectary

N ห้องปฏิบัติการ ศึกษา เกี่ยวกับ แมลง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSECTATOR

n.[L.] A persecutor. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INSECTA

In *sec "ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Insect. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antennæ, three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of tracheæ, opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone. See Hexapoda.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: In the most general sense, the Hexapoda, Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined.

 

Note: The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided into several orders, viz. : Hymenoptera, as the bees and ants; Diptera, as the common flies and gnats; Aphaniptera, or fleas; Lepidoptera, or moths and butterflies; Neuroptera, as the ant-lions and hellgamite;Coleoptera, or beetles; Hemiptera, as bugs, lice, aphids; Orthoptera, as grasshoppers and cockroaches; Pseudoneuroptera, as the dragon flies and termites; Euplexoptera, or earwings; Thysanura, as the springtails, podura, and lepisma. See these words in the Vocabulary.

 

INSECTARY

INSECTARY In "sec *ta *ry, n.

 

Defn: A place for keeping living insects. -- In `sec *ta "ri *um, n. Etym: [L.]

 

INSECTATION

In `sec *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. insectatio. See Insectator. ]

 

Defn: The act of pursuing; pursuit; harassment; persecution. [Obs. ] Sir T. More.

 

INSECTATOR

In `sec *ta "tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. insectari to pursue, freq. fr. insequi. See Ensue. ]

 

Defn: A pursuer; a persecutor; a censorious critic. [Obs. ] Bailey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

insectan

in sec tan |inˈsektən ɪnˈsɛktən | adjective [ attrib. ] Zoology of or relating to insects: the insectan orders.

 

insectarium

in sec tar i um |ˌinsekˈte (ə )rēəm ɪnˌsɛkˈtɛriəm |(also insectary |ˈinsekˌterē, inˈsektə -|) noun ( pl. insectariums also insectaries |ˈinsekˌterēz | ) a place where insects are kept, exhibited, and studied.

 

Oxford Dictionary

insectan

in |sect ¦an |ɪnˈsɛktən | adjective Zoology relating to insects: the insectan orders.

 

insectarium

insectarium |ˌɪnsɛkˈtɛːrɪəm |(also insectary |ɪnˈsɛktəri |) noun ( pl. insectariums or insectaries ) a place where insects are kept, exhibited, and studied.

 

French Dictionary

insectarium

insectarium n. m. nom masculin Établissement scientifique où l ’on élève des insectes. : Des insectariums. Au Jardin botanique de Montréal, il y a maintenant un magnifique insectarium. Prononciation Les lettres um se prononcent om, [ɛ̃sɛktarjɔm ]; le mot rime avec aquarium

 

Spanish Dictionary

insectario

insectario nombre masculino Colección de insectos vivos o disecados que se guardan para su exhibición o su estudio .