insect

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noun

Plural noun:

insects

1.
An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps.
2.
(archaic, broadly)(archaic or loosely) Any small arthropod similar to an insect, including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc.
The swamp is swarming with every sort of insect.
3.
(derogatory)A contemptible or powerless person.
The manager’s assistant was the worst sort of insect.

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ine-pro Middle French insecte, from Latin īnsectum, from īnsectus (cut into, cut up, with a notched or divided body), from perfect passive participle of īnsecō (to cut into, to cut up), from in- + secō (to cut), from the notion that the insect's body is "cut into" three sections (head, thorax, abdomen). Ancient Greek ἔντομον (insect), from ἔντομος (cut into pieces).