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Definition of Insectary
1. n. A place for keeping living insects.
Definition of Insectary
1. Noun. A place for keeping living insects. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Insectary
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insectary
Literary usage of Insectary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1901)
"... time is necessary for the diffusion of the poison through the air of the
breathing folds before reaching the body. insectary REARINGS OF TWO SPECIES OF ..."
2. Psyche by Cambridge Entomological Club (1893)
"THE LONDON insectary. The following extract from a recent number of Nature shows
that America is largely drawn upon for interesting insects in the display ..."
3. Report of the Illinois State Entomologist Concerning Operations Under the by Illinois State Entomologist (1905)
"insectary EXPERIMENTS. insectary experiments were begun in October, 1888, with
a view to ascertaining whether an oviparous generation could be produced in ..."
4. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"Last season's crop (1912) was exceptionally large, and when massed at the state
insectary, just prior to the actual shipping season, this lot of insect ..."
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