insect

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

insetto

bacarozzo

cimici

insetti

cimice

scarafaggio

🪳

sinonimi

insekt

bij

nietsnut

wants

insecten

beestje

Traduzioni

insecte

insect

Insekt

inseto

insecto

böcek

🐛

bug

🐛

έντομο

insecte

insecto

Wanze

haşere

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɪnˈsɛkt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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).