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Noun

insect bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

bite, sting

harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

bee sting - a sting inflicted by a bee

flea bite - sting inflicted by a flea

mosquito bite - a sting inflicted by a mosquito

Translations

insect bite

n → puntura or morsicatura di insetto

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