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in‧sec‧ti‧cide [uncountable]

a chemical substance used for killing insects

➔    pesticide

—insecticidal adjective

plague /pleɪɡ/

Plas‧ti‧cine [uncountable]

trademark British English a soft substance like clay, that comes in many different colours and is used by children for making models

ter‧ra‧ri‧um [countable]

a large glass container that you grow plants in as a decoration

ANT FARM

STERILE /ˈstɛraɪl/

gecko n  (geco) nm  /ˈɡɛkəʊ/

midge n (insect: very small fly) mosquito pequeño loc nom m / quironómido nm / jején nm

/prɪˈsaɪslɪ/

/ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/  

/ˈkritʃɚ/  

ratio/ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ/

me‧an‧der [intransitive]

1 if a river, stream, road etc meanders, it has a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line

meander along/across/down etc

The river meandered gently along the valley floor.

2 [always + adverb/preposition] to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way rather than take the most direct way possible

meander along/through etc

Cows still meander through these villages.

TIP: untidy

 [singular] British English informal an extremely dirty or untidy place:

The house was an absolute tip.

reservoir

stately homes

Manor

Hall

Badger cull