insect
nounmasculine/ĩˈsɛtu/high
in·se·to
Definition
A small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings.
The beetle is a type of insect.
Ants are social insects that live in colonies.
Common collocations
flying insectinsect biteinsect repellentbeneficial insect
Etymology
Do latim 'insectum', particípio passado de 'insecare' (cortar em, entalhar), pela semelhança do corpo segmentado.