insect

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French insecte, from Latin īnsectum, from īnsectus (“cut into, cut up, with a notched or divided body”), from perfect passive participle of īnsecō (“I cut into, I cut up”), from in- + secō (“I cut”), from the notion that the insect's body is "cut into" three sections (head, thorax, abdomen). Calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”), from ἔντομος (éntomos, “cut into pieces”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ Rhymes: -ɪnsɛkt === Noun === insect (plural insects) An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton. Hypernyms: arthropod < bug (broad sense) < invertebrate < animal < creature, critter Hyponyms: bug (precise sense), true bug; many more at Thesaurus:insect Coordinate terms: arachnid, spider (archaic or loosely) Any small arthropod similar to an insect, including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc. (derogatory) A contemptible or powerless person. ==== Synonyms ==== bug (colloquial) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: အင်းဆက် (ang:hcak) ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === insect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia insecta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies insect on Wikiquote.Wikiquote Category:insect on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === ceints, incest, nicest, scient == Dutch == === Alternative forms === insekt (before 1996) === Etymology === Originally having a wider meaning (sense 2), as in Aristotle. From Latin īnsectum (“bug; cut up”), from īnsecō (“I cut up into”). The Latin is a calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “bug”), from ἔντομος (éntomos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɛkt/ Hyphenation: in‧sect Rhymes: -ɛkt === Noun === insect n (plural insecten, diminutive insectje n) insect, arthropod of the class Insecta Synonyms: gekorven dier, kerfdier (now uncommon) bug (any small arthropod or invertebrate that somewhat resembles an insect) Synonym: gekorven dier ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Caribbean Javanese: insèg → Papiamentu: insèkt, insekt