Insect
Meanings
- An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
Wikipedia Articles
- Insect: Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous
- Insect mouthparts: Insects have mouthparts that may vary greatly across insect species, as they are adapted to particular modes of feeding. The earliest insects had chewing
- Entomology: ἔντομον (entomon) 'insect' and -λογία (-logia) 'study') is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term insect was less specific