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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
insect/ˈɪnsekt/
▶noun an arthropod animal of a large class (Insecta) having a head, thorax, and abdomen, six legs, two antennae, and one or two pairs of wings.
■ informal any small invertebrate animal such as a spider or tick.
– origin C17: from L. (animal) insectum ‘segmented (animal)’ (translating Gk zōion entomon), from insecare ‘cut up or into’.
'insect' also found in these Oxford entries:
Adonis blue
- aestivation
- agrion
- alderfly
- Aleppo gall
- alpine
- amazon ant
- ambrosia beetle
- angle shades
- animal
- animated stick
- anopheles
- ant
- ant lion
- aphid
- aphis
- apollo
- apterous
- apterygote
- archerfish
- Arctic
- areola
- argus
- army ant
- army worm
- arthropod
- assassin bug
- atlas moth
- bagworm
- bardie
- bark beetle
- bat-eared fox
- beastie
- bedbug
- bedeguar
- bee
- bee fly
- beetle
- birdwing
- bite
- black beetle
- blackfly
- blister beetle
- bloodsucker
- bloodworm
- blowfly
- blue
- bluebottle
- body louse
- boll weevil
Forum discussions with the word(s) "insect" in the title:
a can of insect spray
Insect repellent
small flying insect names
the number of an insect's legs
the protection we get from insect-eating animals
Vernacular Of An Insect
Insect repellent
small flying insect names
the number of an insect's legs
the protection we get from insect-eating animals
Vernacular Of An Insect
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