insect

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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

Συνώνυμα

insekt

bij

nietsnut

wants

insecten

beestje

Με παύλα ως

in‧sect

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ɪnˈsɛkt/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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).