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May / June 2019
sinister
(SIN-is-tuhr)
Seeming scary and dangerous. A shadow might look sinister.
Engin Sezer/Alamy Stock Photo
aphids
(AY-fidz)
Tiny insects that eat plants.
Kletr/Shutterstock.com
sap
(sap)
The liquid that flows inside plants. This tap helps collect sap from inside a maple tree.
Pinkcandy/Shutterstock.com
swarm
(swarm)
A large group of insects gathered together in one place.
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infested
(in-FEST-ed)
Full of insects or pests. This plant is infested with aphids.
audioundwerbung/AGE Fotostock
predator
(PRED-uh-tuhr)
An animal that hunts other animals for food. Owls are predators that hunt small animals like mice.
Renaud Visage/Getty Images (mouse); blickwinkel/Alamy Stock Photo (owl); pixelparticle/Shutterstock.com (sky)