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The definition of insect

3 Definitions of: insect

1. noun, any small air-breathing arthropod of the class Insecta, having a body divided into head, thorax, and abdomen, three pairs of legs, and (in most species) two pairs of wings. Insects comprise about five sixths of all known animal species, with a total of over one million named species. Related adj entomic
2. noun, (loosely) any similar invertebrate, such as a spider, tick, or centipede
3. noun, a contemptible, loathsome, or insignificant person
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Synonyms:	bug, creepy-crawly (Brit. informal), gogga (S. African informal)

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