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Insecta

Insecta

1 6.7
A group of animals with three body parts, compound eyes, and six legs
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈsɛk.tə/
  • Specialized
: Insecta
  • It's this kind of simplicity... that governs the phylum Insecta.

Examples

  • Insects are categorized under Insecta, which is a major class within the phylum Arthropoda.

  • North America, by contrast, has approximately 12% of the world's Insecta in all the same taxa, even the parthenogenetic ones.

    Academic text (1996)

  • However, caution in drawing firm conclusions is advised because full biological inventories of the Insecta of the two regions have not yet been rendered.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Insecta Hemiptera, of the suborder Auchenorrhyncha!

    All About Steve (2009)

  • The class of animals known as Insecta includes creatures such as ants, bees, and butterflies, all of which have six legs.

  • Many species of Insecta are vital for pollination, making them essential for the health of various ecosystems.

Synonyms

bug
vsInsecta
632 1.0

A small insect like an ant or beetle

is the formal scientific class term rather than the informal common label
insect
vsInsecta
285 1.0

A small animal with a body in three parts, six legs and often wings

refers to the taxonomic class that groups these arthropod animals

Surface Forms

Insecta singular
Insectas plural

Etymology

Insecta comes from Latin parts in- ('into') and sect ('to cut'), the same root you see in section. It means 'cut into', which helps you remember that insects have bodies made of three main parts.