insect
1. [ noun ] (zoology) small air-breathing arthropod
Related terms: arthropod queen worker louse bug beetle flea dipterous_insect collembolan gallfly holometabola phasmid dictyopterous_insect ephemera odonate leaf_miner hymenopterous_insect lepidopterous_insect termite proturan web_spinner hemipterous_insect defoliator homopterous_insect heteropterous_insect psocopterous_insect ephemerid bird_louse neuropteron stonefly pollinator trichopterous_insect thysanuran_insect thysanopter earwig mecopteran orthopterous_insect pupa imago swarm Arthropoda wing mentum thorax air_sac ala clypeus holometabolism
2. [ noun ] has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
Synonyms: worm dirt_ball louse
Related terms: unpleasant_person
Similar spelling:   Insecta
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