social insect
英
美
- insect n.昆虫;虫子;卑微的人
- social adj.社会的;社会阶层的;群居的;社交的;好交际的;合群的n.社交聚会;社会保障
Noun:
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an insect that lives in a colony with other insects of the same species
- Most bees and wasps are social insects.
大多数蜜蜂和黄蜂都是群居昆虫。
- Our dictionary tells us that the ant is a social insect.
字典告诉我们,蚂蚁是一种社会性昆虫。
- Ants are another group of social insects that have powerful chemical defenses.
蚂蚁是另一群拥有强大的自卫化学武器的社会性昆虫。