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insect hotel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A man-made structure created to provide shelter for insects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bug hotel, insect house

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: hmyzí hotel — man-made structure to house insects
  • Dutch: insectenhotel — man-made structure to house insects
  • Estonian: putukahotell — man-made structure to house insects
  • Finnish: hyönteishotelli — man-made structure to house insects
  • French: hôtel à insectes — man-made structure to house insects
  • French: nichoir à insectes — man-made structure to house insects
  • German: Insektenhotel — man-made structure to house insects
  • German: Insektenhaus — man-made structure to house insects
  • German: Nützlingshotel — man-made structure to house insects
  • Hungarian: rovarhotel — man-made structure to house insects
  • Hungarian: rovartanya — man-made structure to house insects
  • Hungarian: bogárhotel — man-made structure to house insects
  • Hungarian: darázsgarázs — man-made structure to house insects
  • Polish: hotel dla owadów — man-made structure to house insects
  • Polish: domek dla owadów — man-made structure to house insects
  • Russian: отель для насекомых (otelʹ dlja nasekomyx) — man-made structure to house insects
  • Spanish: hotel para insectos — man-made structure to house insects
  • Swedish: insektshotell — man-made structure to house insects