【完全保存版】英語　名詞フラッシュカード(Insects)昆虫の単語　Answer Key

こちらは、「Insects」のAnswer Keyです（一部、「Insects」以外の、小さな生物も入れています）。また、英語のまま捉えられるように、なるべく日本語訳を抜いています。

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Answer Key

ladybug【ˈleɪdibʌɡ】

:a small flying insect, usually red with black spots
▶️イギリス英語では「ladybird」です。

rhinoceros beetle【raɪˈnɑːsərəs ˈbiːtl】

⤴️
:any of various large chiefly tropical scarab beetles (subfamily Dynastinae) having projecting horns on thorax and hea
▶️rhinocerosはサイのこと。

stag beetle【stæɡ ˈbiːtl】

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:any of a family (Lucanidae) of mostly large beetles having males with long and often branched mandibles suggesting the antlers of a stag
▶️「stag」はオスの鹿のこと。

cicada【sɪˈkeɪdə】

:a large insect with transparent wings, common in hot countries. The male makes a continuous high sound after dark by making two membranes (= pieces of thin skin) on its body vibrate (= move very fast).
▶️「バルタン」ではありません⚠️

butterfly【ˈbʌtərflaɪ】

:a flying insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly coloured, wings

caterpillar【ˈkætərpɪlər】

:a small creature like a worm with legs that develops into a butterfly or moth (= flying insects with large, sometimes brightly coloured, wings). Caterpillars eat the leaves of plants.

dragonfly【ˈdræɡənflaɪ】

:an insect with a long, thin body, often brightly coloured, and two pairs of large transparent wings. Dragonflies are often seen over water.

firefly【ˈfaɪərflaɪ】

:a flying insect with a tail that shines in the dark

fly【flaɪ】

:a small flying insect with two wings. There are many different types of fly and many of them spread disease.

mayfly【ˈmeɪflaɪ】

:a small insect that lives near water and only lives for a very short time
カゲロウ

horsefly【ˈhɔːrsflaɪ】

:a large fly that bites horses, cows and humans
アブ

mosquito【məˈskiːtoʊ】

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:a flying insect that bites humans and animals and drinks their blood. One type of mosquitocan spread the disease malaria.

moth【mɔːθ】

:a flying insect with a long thin body and four large wings, like a butterfly, but less brightly coloured. Moths fly mainly at night and are attracted to bright lights.

grasshopper【ˈɡræshɑːpər】

:an insect with long back legs, that can jump very high and that makes a sound with its legs

cricket【ˈkrɪkɪt】

:a small brown jumping insect that makes a loud high sound by rubbing its wings together
コオロギ

spider【ˈspaɪdər】

:a small creature with eight thin legs. Many spiders spin webs to catch insects for food.

ant【ænt】

:a small insect that lives in highly organized groups. There are many types of ant.

bee【biː】

⤴️
:a black and yellow flying insect that can sting. Bees live in large groups and make honey (= a sweet sticky substance that is good to eat).
▶️蜂蜜を作るのが「bee」

wasp【wɑːsp】

:a black and yellow flying insect that can sting
▶️刺すタイプ。スズメバチなど。「hornet」はより、凶暴。クマンバチ。

praying mantis【ˌpreɪɪŋ ˈmæntɪs】

:a large green insect that eats other insects. The female praying mantisoften eats the male.
▶️「pray」は祈る動詞。手が祈っているように見えることから、こう呼ばれます。

water strider【ˈwɔːtər straɪdər】

:an insect which moves quickly across the surface of water

pill bug【pɪl bʌɡ】

:a small, dark grey creature with a hard outershell, found under stones or in slightly wet soil
ダンゴムシ（形状が「pill（丸薬）」っぽいことから）

worm【wɜːrm】

: a long thin creature with no bones or legs, that lives in soil
ミミズ

silkworm【ˈsɪlkwɜːrm】

: a caterpillar (= a small creature like a worm with legs) that produces silk thread
蚕

cockroach【ˈkɑːkroʊtʃ】

:a large brown insect with wings, that lives in houses, especially where there is dirt

termite【ˈtɜːrmaɪt】

:an insect that lives in organized groups, mainly in hot countries. Termites do a lot of damage by eating the wood of trees and buildings.
シロアリ

stink bug【stɪŋk bʌɡ】

:any of various hemipterous bugs (family Pentatomidae) that have a flattened, shield-shaped body with a triangular scutellum, emit a disagreeable odor when threatened, disturbed, or crushed, and include agricultural and household pests
カメムシ。「stink」は臭さの意味。

snail【sneɪl】

:a small, soft creature with a hard, round shell on its back, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants. Some types of snail can be eaten.

centipede【ˈsentɪpiːd】

: a small creature like an insect, with a long thin body and many legs
ムカデ

scorpion【ˈskɔːrpiən】

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:a small creature like an insect with eight legs, two front claws (= curved and pointed arms) and a long tail that curves over its back and can give a poisonous sting. Scorpions live in hot countries.

「Insects」周り

cicada shell【sɪˈkeɪdə ʃel】

spider web【ˈspaɪdər web】

:the network of silken thread spun by most spiders and used as a resting place and as a trap for small prey

honey【ˈhʌni】

:a sweet sticky yellow substance made by bees that is spread on bread, etc. like jam

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