insectlike
Resembling a bug
Resembling or characteristic of an insect in appearance, movement, or behavior.
The word often describes something small, segmented, or mechanically precise: insectlike antennae, an insectlike scuttling across the floor.
Applied to people, it suggests coldness or alien otherness—movements too quick, eyes too watchful: He studied her with insectlike attention.
Hasty, low scurrying motion
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- skitteringMoving with quick, light steps
- dartingMoving suddenly, swiftly
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
flitting · creeping · wriggling · burrowing · hovering · zigzagging · jerky · twitchy
External skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
- thoraxCentral body cavity
abdomen · compound eyes · segmented · jointed legs · carapace · spiracles · proboscis · ovipositor
Having tough exoskeleton coating
- segmentedDivided into sections
- glossySmooth and shiny
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- armoredProtected by metal covering
spindly · angular · shiny · articulated · jointed · ridged · textured · sleek
Sharing collective consciousness
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- colonialOf occupied territories
- instinctualDriven by natural impulse
- roboticStiff and unemotional
mechanical · relentless · single-minded · industrious · methodical · repetitive · territorial · parasitic
Filmy, delicate material
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
filigree · lacy · feathery · papery · veined · membranous · gauzy · ethereal
Disturbingly strange
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- crawlyProducing squirming discomfort
- skitteryNervously quick to startle
- verminousInfested with parasites
pestilent · repugnant · grotesque · unnerving · squirmy · disturbing · alien · inhuman
Military science fiction film
- extraterrestrialBeing from outer space
- biomechanicalBody-as-mechanism study
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
scuttling
Hasty, low scurrying motion
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- skitteringMoving with quick, light steps
- dartingMoving suddenly, swiftly
swarming · flitting · creeping · wriggling · burrowing · hovering · zigzagging · jerky · twitchy · erratic
exoskeleton
External skeletal structure
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
thorax · abdomen · compound eyes · segmented · jointed legs · carapace · spiracles · proboscis · ovipositor · tarsi
chitinous
Having tough exoskeleton coating
- segmentedDivided into sections
- glossySmooth and shiny
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
armored · spindly · angular · shiny · articulated · jointed · ridged · textured · sleek · dark
hive-minded
Sharing collective consciousness
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- colonialOf occupied territories
- instinctualDriven by natural impulse
robotic · mechanical · relentless · single-minded · industrious · methodical · repetitive · territorial · parasitic · predatory
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- wispyThin and insubstantial
translucent · filigree · lacy · feathery · papery · veined · membranous · gauzy · ethereal · spindly
creepy
Disturbingly strange
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- crawlyProducing squirming discomfort
- skitteryNervously quick to startle
verminous · pestilent · repugnant · grotesque · unnerving · squirmy · disturbing · alien · inhuman · off-putting
Starship Troopers
Military science fiction film
- extraterrestrialBeing from outer space
- biomechanicalBody-as-mechanism study
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
otherworldly · invasive · hostile · swarm intelligence · hive queen
insectlikemammalian
Of the nursing class
mammal-like · humanlike · human · birdlike · avian
insectlikegraceful
Elegant in movement
fluid · smooth · sinuous · fleshy · serpentine
insectlikewarm-blooded
Internally temperature-regulated
cuddly · approachable · familiar · endearing · huggable
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