Insect

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Related terms 2.3 Translations 2.4 See Also

Etymology

Latin insectum, past participle of insecare (to cut into)

1. An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
2. (Colloquial) Any bug similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc
3. A contemptible or powerless person.

• bug (Colloquial 1,2)

• Breton: amprevan m -ed pl (1,3)
• Dutch: insect n (1), nietsnut (3)
• Esperanto: insekto
• Finnish: hyönteinen, itikka (colloquial) (1); itikka (3)
• French: insecte m (1,3)
• German: Insekt n
• Interlingua: insecto (1,3)
• KiSwahili: mdudu
• Mongolian: шавьж (shaivj)
• Polish: owad m (1), zero n (3)
• Portuguese: inseto m (1,3)
• Romanian: insectă f (1)
• Spanish: insecto m