insect
About 6.37 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
Our shed has several insect infestations, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps.
- noun Any small, creeping, crawling, or slithering animal, excluding mammals, birds, and fish. An arthropod or invertebrate.
- noun An arthropod or invertebrate.
- noun A contemptible or powerless person.
The manager’s assistant was the worst sort of insect.
Similar words
louse worm dirt ball bug entomology mosquito beetle cockroach arthropod hexapod
Often followed by
pests is and life control species bites physiol in
Word family
insects
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