(neuter, uncommon) bug (any small arthropod or invertebrate that somewhat resembles an insect)
Pircarînî
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ɪnˈsɛkt/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)
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).