noninsect
adjective
non·in·sect
ˌnän-ˈin-ˌsekt 
: not of, relating to, being, or caused by an insect or insects
non-insect arthropods
noninsect damage
noninsect
noun
spiders and other noninsects
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Conservation scientist Fabian Roger and his colleagues at Lund University found DNA traces and matched them with 85 species, including butterflies, beetles, ants and flies, as well as nine noninsect species such as frogs and birds.
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Katharine Gammon, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2022
Katharine Gammon, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2022
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“Noninsect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noninsect. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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