What does inseto in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word inseto in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use inseto in Portuguese.

The word inseto in Portuguese means insect, inseto, inseto, olhos de um inseto, inseto rastejante, inseto predador, de inseto, percevejo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word inseto

insect

inseto

noun (small six-legged creature)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
There are dead insects all over the floor.

inseto

noun (mainly US, informal (insect)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Alguém deixou a janela aberta, e agora a casa está cheia de insetos!
Someone left the window open, and now the house is full of bugs!

olhos de um inseto

noun (eyes of an insect)

inseto rastejante

noun (informal (insect, etc.)

My brother's always startled by the creepy-crawlies we see while weeding the garden.

inseto predador

noun (predatory insect)

de inseto

adjective (relating to insects)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Scientists have identified 900,000 insect species.

percevejo

noun (insect that feeds on plants) (inseto que se alimenta de plantas)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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