islet
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Definition of islet
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: a little island
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Examples of islet in a Sentence
landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves
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Japan, which claims ownership over the islets, protested to South Korea for firing warning shots over Japanese airspace. — Fox News, "Russia confirms joint air patrol with China after South Korea claims airspace violation," 24 July 2019 Others, such as the Kermadec petrel and white-bellied storm petrel, found on surrounding islets, may return on their own—providing this summer's campaign can end the centurylong reign of the rats. — John Pickrell, Science | AAAS, "Mass rodent poisoning on this remote Australian island could bring back giant stick insect," 5 June 2019 The government issued an environmental report in March that recommended dropping by helicopter 2,917 pounds of poisoned food pellets on the 10 rocky islands and islets known as the South Farallon Islands. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "U.S. wildlife agency pulls plan to poison mice on Farallon Islands — for now," 10 July 2019 Some lost species, including the phasmid, have subsequently been rediscovered on surrounding islets. — John Pickrell, Science | AAAS, "Mass rodent poisoning on this remote Australian island could bring back giant stick insect," 5 June 2019 But Spain presides over more than 60 islands, a mix of virgin nature reserves, uninhabited islets, and honeymoon-worthy oases—and most fly completely under the radar. — Benjamin Kemper, Condé Nast Traveler, "Spain’s Secret Islands," 14 Feb. 2018 The scientists compared the age of neurons in the brain with that of cells in the liver and pancreatic islets. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "How old are your organs? Salk, UCSD mouse study finds human clues," 6 June 2019 The picture was more complicated in the pancreatic islets, where insulin-making cells live. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "How old are your organs? Salk, UCSD mouse study finds human clues," 6 June 2019 Start the day early on a long-tail boat and savor your breakfast in the center of one of these towering karsts, kayak through mangroves, and hop around to the nearby islets. — Christina Liao, Vogue, "Skip Phuket and Koh Samui—Go to This Island in Thailand Instead," 23 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'islet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for islet
islet
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English Language Learners Definition of islet
: a small island
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islet
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Kids Definition of islet
: a small island
islet
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Medical Definition of islet
: a small isolated mass of one type of tissue within a different type
specifically
: islet of langerhans
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