insect.
insect, arthropod of the class Insecta
Meaning & usage
insect, arthropod of the class Insecta
bug (any small arthropod or invertebrate that somewhat resembles an insect)
Where this word comes from
Originally having a wider meaning (sense 2), as in Aristotle. From Latin īnsectum (“bug; cut up”), from īnsecō (“to cut up into”). The Latin is a calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “bug”), from ἔντομος (éntomos).
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