insectoid

insect +‎ -oid

insectoid (not comparable)

1. Insect-like.
   • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Collectors Codex entry:

     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.

insectoid (plural insectoids)

1. (science fiction, ufology) An insect-like creature.
   • 2017, A.K. Brown, Humans on the Menu (Champagne Universe Series: Book 2), page 24:

     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.

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