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insect hotel

insect hotel noun: a man-made structure created to provide shelter for insects.

insect hotel: a man-made structure created to provide shelter for insects
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Noun

insect hotel (plural insect hotels)

  1. A man-made structure created to provide shelter for insects.
    • The basic principle behind an insect hotel is to use different materials to create a variety of habitats for a wide range of insect species. Most hotels feature an assortment of holes that vary in diameter from 2 to 10mm (¹⁄₁₆–³⁄₈in), depending on the species the hotel is intended to attract.2020, The Butterfly Brothers, Wild Your Garden: Create a sanctuary for nature, Dorling Kindersley Ltd, →ISBN, page 166

Synonyms of insect hotel

Forms of insect hotel

pluralinsect hotels

Questions about insect hotel

What does insect hotel mean?
Insect hotel means a man-made structure created to provide shelter for insects.
What part of speech is insect hotel?
Insect hotel is a noun.
What is the plural of insect hotel?
The plural of insect hotel is insect hotels.

Words near insect hotel in the dictionary

  1. insearched
  2. insearches
  3. insearching
  4. insecable
  5. insect
  6. insect hotel
  7. insect hotels
  8. insect house
  9. insect houses
  10. insect powder
  11. insect powders

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