nilviäinen — meaning in English

English meaning

• insect noun A small six-legged creature with a hard outer shell, typically with wings, such as an ant, beetle, or fly.
• sleazebag noun A morally disreputable or sleazy person (informal, derogatory).
• weevil noun Any of tens of thousands of species of small beetles, many with a distinctive elongated snout, that typically feed on plants or stored grain.

Senses

nilviäinen is used for these senses in English:

• insect (derogatory) A contemptible or powerless person.
• mollusc A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
• sleazebag (slang) A morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person.
• weevil (figurative, derogatory) A loathsome person.

insect — full definition

1. noun A small six-legged creature with a hard outer shell, typically with wings, such as an ant, beetle, or fly.
2. noun (informal, derogatory) A person regarded as insignificant or contemptible.

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