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Etymology
Latin insectum, past participle of insecare (to cut into) < secare cut

Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�kt|-�kt

Noun
en-noun

1. 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.

1. colloquial Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc

#: The swamp is swarming with every sort of insect.

1. 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|حشرة
Chinese: �� (kunchong)
Bosnian: insekt m, buba f
Breton: amprevan m -ed pl (1,3)
Catalan: insecte
Cherokee: ��� (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: έν�ομο n (éntomo)
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Hindi: ��ड़ा (kī.da)
Hungarian: rovar (1)
Ido: insekto
Interlingua: insecto (1,3)
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Italian: insetto
Japanese: �� (�����) (mushi), � (��)
Lithuanian: vabzdys m
Lojban: cinki
Maltese: insett
Marathi: ��डा (kīda)
Mongolian: �ав�ж (šav'ž)
Norwegian: insekt n
Polish: owad m (1), robak m (2), zero n (3)
Portuguese: inseto m (1,3)
Romanian: insect� f (1)
Russian: на�екомое n
Serbian: buba, kukac
Slovene: žuželka f (1), insekt m (1)
Spanish: insecto m
Swahili: mdudu
Swedish: insekt c (1)
Telugu: ప�ర��� (purugu), ����� (keeTakaM)
Tagalog: insekto f (1)
Turkish: böcek (1), ha�ere (2)
Urdu: URchar|ک��ا (ki.d�)
Vietnamese: sâu b�, côn trùng

Anagrams
incest
nicest

See also
arachnid
arthropod
beetle
bug
chafer
coleopter
entomology
larva
worm

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