•Insects (from insectum, translation of entomon - threaded) are a class within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax, and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae. ...
•An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton; Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc; A contem
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•Insects are an alien race in The History of the Galaxy series of novels by Russian science fiction writer Andrey Livadny.
•A type of arthropod in the biological family of insecta; all insects have six legs.
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1. Of or pertaining to an insect or insects. [1913 Webster]
2. Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral. [1913 Webster]
Insect \In"sect\ ([i^]n"s[e^]kt), n. [F. insecte, L. insectum, fr. insectus, p. p. of insecare to cut in. See Section. The name was originally given to certain small animals, whose bodies appear cut in, or almost divided. Cf. Entomology.]
•An arthropod with six legs and a three sectioned body, a head, thorax and abdomen.
a.Any of numerous usually small arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having two pairs of wings. Insects include the flies, crickets, mosquitoes, beetles, butterflies, and bees.
b.Any of various similar arthropod animals, such as spiders, centipedes, or ticks. See Regional Note at lightning bug.
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