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in·sect

insect

 
 
pronunciation:
In sekt
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part of speech: noun
definition: a small animal whose body is divided into three parts. Insects also have three pairs of legs and usually one or two pairs of wings. Bees, ants, butterflies, beetles, and flies are some kinds of insects.
One reason that spiders are not insects is that spiders have eight legs, not six.
 
similar words:
bug
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