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Noun
/ˈinˌsekt/,
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insects, plural;
  1. A small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings

  2. Any small invertebrate animal, esp. one with several pairs of legs


  1. small air-breathing arthropod
  2. worm: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
  3. Insects (from Latin '', a calque of Greek [éntomon''], “cut into sections”) 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. ...
  4. (Insects (Breed 77 album)) Insects is a 2009 album released by Gibraltarian flamenco/metal quintet Breed 77.
  5. (Insects (The History of the Galaxy)) Insects are an alien race in The History of the Galaxy series of novels by Russian science fiction writer Andrey Livadny.
  6. (The Insects) Startled Insects was a British New Wave instrumental jazz group. Their music was a unique mix of experimental synthesizer textures and ethnic rhythms.
  7. 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 contemptible or powerless person
  8. Insects (meaning "segmented" in Latin) have exoskeletons and six legs. They evolved during the Silurian Period, 438 to 408 mya, long before dinosaurs existed. Butterflies and moths are insects.
  9. (Insects) Invertebrates of the class, Arthropod, that have six legs and three body parts: head, thorax, abdomen. Over 700,000 species. Includes beetles, moths, butterflies, wasps, ants, bees, flies, mosquitoes, true bugs, aphids, cockroach, grasshoppers, etc. ...
  10. (INSECTS(bugs)) If unidentifiable they refer to minor problems that are easily overcome; also see ANT, BEATLE, FLY
  11. (Insects) Bring along bug spray and insect repellent, especially in early spring in the northeast when black flies and mosquitoes are abundant. And always stay on the marked trail to avoid poison ivy and deer ticks, which can cause Lyme disease .
  12. (Insects) English / Inglés Butterfly Dragonfly Fly Grasshopper Ladybug Spanish / Español Mariposa Libélula Mosca Saltamontes Mariquita “Spanunciation” bárer flái drágen flái flái grás jáper léidibag
  13. (Insects) In Fifine's world, they are non-sentient and can reach an enormous size.  Sometimes used as guardians in some places. [First appearance:  page 174]
  14. (Insects) Ninety percent of all known arthropods. Many are benign and live in balance with other organisms; others are plant pests; some carry serious plant or human diseases. ...
  15. (Insects) Of different kinds are borne in Coat Armour. Bees, Ants, Butterflies, etc.
  16. (Insects) Overall a dream of insects denotes financial gains, abundant means, and also a mystery will be solved.
  17. (Insects) Represents small worries that comes with most any task when it becomes bothersome.
  18. (Insects) a variety of insects attack plants. These include aphids, caterpillars, cutworms, fungus gnats, leaf miners, nematodes, spider mites, thrips, and whiteflies.
  19. (Insects) or bugs represent things that are bugging you in reality.
  20. (Insects) other arthropods in aqueous environments, theropods, pterosaurs, reptiles, mammals, birds
  21. (insects) flies, bees, bugs, and so on
  22. (insects) undescribed beautiful and silent flying insects hover over pimalia and gloresta blooms; some insects of the waste areas of the Toonolian Marsh have a wingspread of 30 feet and are equipped with powerful jaws and rapier-like stingers and prey upon the lesser reptiles, always ...
  23. Insects are spineless and belong to a group of organisms called Arthropoda. Some examples include spiders, ticks, mites, centipedes, and millipedes.
  24. An insect is a cold-blooded organism that has six legs and three body segments. Insects as a group (class Insecta) are by far the largest group of organisms on earth.
  25. an animal that has three pairs of legs and is covered by a hard exoskeleton. It also has antennae, compound eyes, and three main body parts.