insects

in-sects · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Small invertebrate animals of the class Insecta, characterized by six legs and a segmented body.

  2. 2.

    (informal) Any small crawling or flying creatures.

Related words

See also: arthropods, bugs, insect
Synonyms: bugs, creepy-crawlies

Etymology

Plural of insect, from Latin insectum ("with a notched body"), referring to the segmented body structure.