(neuter, uncommon) bug (any small arthropod or invertebrate that somewhat resembles an insect)
Frecuencia
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ɪnˈsɛkt/
Etimología (Inglés)
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).