Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - insect
Insect
insect
n. 1 a any arthropod of the class Insecta, having a head, thorax, abdomen, two antennae, three pairs of thoracic legs, and usu. one or two pairs of thoracic wings. b (loosely) any other small segmented invertebrate animal. 2 an insignificant or contemptible person or creature. Derivatives insectile adj. Etymology: L insectum (animal) notched (animal) f. insecare insect- (as IN-(2), secare cut)
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noun see: saw Date: 1601 1. any of numerous small invertebrate animals (as spiders or centipedes) that are more or less obviously segmented, any of a class (Insecta) of arthropods (as bugs or bees) with well-defined head, thorax, and abdomen, only three pairs of legs, and typically one or two pairs of wings, a trivial or contemptible person, ~ adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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