Definition of Insect

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

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