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- noun informal  An 
insect /bug etc. 
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Examples
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"The birdwatcher's Glastonbury", Birdfair promotes wildlife conservation and offers minibeast safaris, interactive workshops, lectures and more.
This week's new events James Marshall 2010
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The Royal Parks Foundation's new Isis Education Centre - partly funded by the Halcyon Gallery - is a fabulous place to introduce children to nature and the environment, with a butterfly bank, wormeries, "minibeast" habitats, a dipping pond with underwater endoscopes, and amazing laptop and microscope linkups.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Geoffrey Lean 2011
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One such group of projects involved school children planting a tree trail, creating ponds, building 'minibeast mansions' and constructing a wildflower garden that brought birds, bees and butterflies to the playground.
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This year our school wide them is discoveries and our inquiry - discovering our backyard - insects and minibeast starts next week.
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"Quite literally, a ‘minibeast’ is simply a small animal.
 
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