insect

Significat (Anglès)

1. (neuter) insect, arthropod of the class Insecta
2. (neuter, uncommon) bug (any small arthropod or invertebrate that somewhat resembles an insect)

Conceptes

insecte

xinxa

pastereta

cuca

Sinònims

insekt

bij

nietsnut

wants

insecten

beestje

Traduccions

insecte

insect

Insekt

inseto

insecto

böcek

🐛

insetto

bug

🐛

έντομο

insecto

Wanze

haşere

κορέοι

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɪnˈsɛkt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Originally having a wider meaning (sense 2), as in Aristotle. From Latin īnsectum (“bug; cut up”), from īnsecō (“I cut up into”). The Latin is a calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “bug”), from ἔντομος (éntomos).