English dictionary

Insecta

/I/n's/E/kt/@/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species

noun.animal

Synonyms class hexapoda class insecta hexapoda

Source: WordNet 3.0
One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antennæ, three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of tracheæ, opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See <u>Insect</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>

noun

Source: webster1913