meaning of insect
1. One of the Insecta; esp. , one of the Hexapoda. See Insecta.
2. Any air-breathing arthropod, as a spider or scorpion.
3. Any small crustacean. In a wider sense, the word is often loosely applied to various small invertebrates.
4. Fig. : Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or thing.
5. Of or pertaining to an insect or insects.
6. Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral.
7. small air-breathing arthropod
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