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English
Etymology
Latin insectum, past participle of insecare (to cut into) < secare cut
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-insect.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛkt|-ɛkt
Noun
en-noun
- An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
#: Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps.
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colloquial Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc
#: The swamp is swarming with every sort of insect.
- A contemptible or powerless person.
#: The manager's assistant was the worst sort of insect.
Synonyms
bug (Colloquial 1,2)
Related terms
insecticidal
insecticide
insectivore
insectivorous
Translations
Arabic: ARchar|Øشرة
Chinese: 昆虫 (kunchong)
Bosnian: insekt m, buba
f
Breton: amprevan m -ed pl (1,3)
Catalan: insecte
Cherokee: áᎪá±
(sgoyi)
Croatian: t-|hr|insekt|m, t-|hr|kukac|m
Czech: hmyz m (1,2)
Danish: insekt
Dutch: insect n (1), nietsnut
(3)
Esperanto: insekto
Estonian: putukas
Finnish: hyönteinen, itikka (colloquial) (1); itikka (3)
French: insecte m
(1,3)
German: Insekt n
Greek: Îντομο n
(éntomo)
trreq|Hebrew
Hindi: कीड़ा
(kī.da)
Hungarian: rovar (1)
Ido: insekto
Interlingua: insecto (1,3)
mid
Italian:
insetto
Japanese: 昆虫 (ã“ã‚“ã¡ã‚…ã†) (mushi), 虫 (ã‚€ã—)
Lithuanian: vabzdys
m
Lojban: cinki
Maltese: insett
Marathi: कीडा
(kīda)
Mongolian: шавьж (šav'ž)
Norwegian: insekt
n
Polish: owad m (1), robak m (2), zero n (3)
Portuguese: inseto m (1,3)
Romanian: insectă f (1)
Russian:
наÑекомое n
Serbian: buba,
kukac
Slovene: žuželka f (1), insekt m (1)
Spanish: insecto m
Swahili: mdudu
Swedish:
insekt c (1)
Telugu: à°ªà±à°°à±à°—à± (purugu),
కీటకం (keeTakaM)
Tagalog: insekto f (1)
Turkish: böcek (1), haşere
(2)
Urdu: URchar|کیڑا (ki.dÄ)
Vietnamese: sâu bá», côn
trùng
Anagrams
incest
nicest
See also
arachnid
arthropod
beetle
bug
chafer
coleopter
entomology
larva
worm
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