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insect
noun
a
small
animal
with
six
legs
,
a
body
divided
into
head
,
thorax
,
and
abdomen
,
and
often
one
or
two
pairs
of
wings
•
A
praying
mantis
is
an
insect
that
can
turn
its
head
to
look
behind
it
.
A
praying
mantis
is
an
insect
that
can
turn
its
head
to
look
behind
it
.
•
The
children
used
magnifying
glasses
to
examine
the
tiny
insect
crawling
along
the
leaf
vein
.
The
children
used
magnifying
glasses
to
examine
the
tiny
insect
crawling
along
the
leaf
vein
.
From
Latin
insectum
,
literally
“
cut
into
” (
referring
to
the
three-part
body
).
noun
an
insulting
term
for
a
person
considered
very
unimportant
or
worthless
•
The
cruel
dictator
called
his
opponents
"
insects
"
that
could
be
crushed
at
will
.
The
cruel
dictator
called
his
opponents
"
insects
"
that
could
be
crushed
at
will
.
•
"
Without
money
,
you
are
an
insect
to
them
,"
she
said
bitterly
.
"
Without
money
,
you
are
an
insect
to
them
,"
she
said
bitterly
.
Figurative
use
dating
from
the
17th
century
,
comparing
a
powerless
person
to
a
tiny
creature
.
