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Definitions for Insects
[1] any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
[2] any small arthropod, such as a spider, tick, or centipede, having a superficial, general similarity to the insects. Compare arachnid.
[3] a contemptible or unimportant person.
[4] of, pertaining to, like, or used for or against insects: an insect bite; insect powder.
[5] any small air-breathing arthropod of the class Insecta, having a body divided into head, thorax, and abdomen, three pairs of legs, and (in most species) two pairs of wings. Insects comprise about five sixths of all known animal species, with a total of over one million named species Related adjective: entomic
[6] (loosely) any similar invertebrate, such as a spider, tick, or centipede
[7] a contemptible, loathsome, or insignificant person
Words related to Insects
insecttick, vermin, pest, mite, bee, butterfly, gnat, dragonfly, moth, grasshopper, spider, cockroach, termite, ant, mosquito, beetle, flea, aphid, ladybug, fly
Words nearby Insects
insectinscriptive, inscroll, inscrutable, insculp, inseam, insect, insect wax, insecta, insectarium, insectary, insecticide
Origin of Insects
1595–1605; < Latin insectum, noun use of neuter of insectus past participle of insecāre to incise, cut (cf. segment); translation of Greek éntomon insect, literally, notched or incised one; see entomo-
Other words from Insects
in·sec·ti·val [in-sek-tahy -vuh l] /ˌɪn sɛkˈtaɪ vəl/ , adjective
non·in·sect , noun
Word origin for Insects
C17: from Latin insectum (animal that has been) cut into, insect, from insecāre, from in- ² + secāre to cut; translation of Greek entomon insect
Synonyms for Insects
ant, aphid, bee, beetle, butterfly, cockroach, dragonfly, flea, fruit fly, gnat, grasshopper, ladybug, mite, mosquito, moth, pest, spider, termite, tick, vermin, arachnid, arthropod, bedbug, bumblebee, cootie, fly, hornet, louse, daddy longlegs, praying mantis, yellowjacket