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Insecta
n.
class of insects comprised of very small animals having segmented bodies and three pairs of legs (Zoology)
Insect
Insects (from
Latin , a
calque of
Greek [], "cut into sections") are a
class of
invertebrates within the
arthropod phylum that have a
chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (
head,
thorax and
abdomen), three pairs of jointed
legs,
compound eyes and one pair of
antennae. They are among the most diverse groups of
animals on the planet, including more than a million described
species and representing more than half of all known living
organisms. The number of
extant species is estimated at between six and ten million, and potentially represent over 90% of the differing animal life forms on Earth. Insects may be found in nearly all
environments, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, a habitat dominated by another arthropod group,
crustaceans.
Insecta
Noun
1. insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
(synonym) class Insecta, Hexapoda, class Hexapoda
(hypernym) class
(member-holonym) Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda
(member-meronym) Mantophasmatodea, order mantophasmatodea
Insecta
(n.)
In the most general sense, the Hexapoda, Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined.
(n.)
In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone. See Hexapoda.
(n. pl.)
One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of tracheae, opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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