Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insectoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: in-sec-toid
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Insect-like.

noun

An insect-like creature.

Example Sentences

"Living beyond the Omega-4 mass relay in the Terminus Systems, the mysterious Collector species is glimpsed so rarely as to be taken for a myth by most in galactic society. In reality, Collectors are human-sized insectoid bipeds and can resemble massive winged beetles. They are a terrifying force in the galaxy, responsible for the murder of hundreds of thousands."
"Two hundred Earth years earlier, a race of Insectoids discovered them as the Squishys were sending their first probes to other planets in their own star system."

Etymology

From insect + -oid.

Inflected Forms

insectoids (plural)

Questions

What does insectoid mean?: Insect-like.
Where does insectoid come from?: From insect + -oid.

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