insect

Meaning

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

Concepts

insect

bug

🐛

creepy-crawly

insects

hemipteran

gogga

Synonyms

insekt

bij

nietsnut

wants

insecten

beestje

Translations

insecte

Insekt

inseto

insecto

böcek

🐛

insetto

έντομο

insecte

insecto

Wanze

haşere

κορέοι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈsɛkt/

Etymology

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).