Neuter

insect

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ɪnˈsɛkt/
Etymologie (Englisch)

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).

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