insect /inˈsekt/

1. A word loosely used for a small invertebrate creature, esp one with a body divided into sections
2. A member of the Insecta (zoology)
3. A small, wretched, insignificant person (figurative)

1. Of insects
2. Like an insect
3. Small, insignificant

Insecˈta plural noun

A subphylum of arthropods having a distinct head, thorax and abdomen, with three pairs of legs attached to the thorax, usually winged in adult life, breathing air by means of tracheae, and commonly having a metamorphosis in the life history

insectārˈium or inˈsectary noun (pl insectārˈiums or inˈsectaries)

A vivarium for insects

insecticīˈdal adjective

insecˈticide /-i-sīd/ noun

A substance that kills insects

insecˈtiform adjective

insecˈtifuge noun

A substance that drives away insects

insecˈtile or insecˈtan adjective

Insectivˈora plural noun

An order of mammals, mostly terrestrial, insect-eating, nocturnal in habit, and small in size, including shrews, moles, hedgehogs, etc

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