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Insecta
(gcide) | Insecta \In*sec"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See Insect.]
1. (Zool.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those
that have one pair of antenn[ae], three pairs of mouth
organs, and breathe air by means of trache[ae], opening by
spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it
includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the
Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n.
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2. (Zool.) In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone.
See Hexapoda.
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3. (Zool.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda,
Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined.
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Note: The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided
into several orders, viz.: Hymenoptera, as the bees
and ants; Diptera, as the common flies, gnats, and
mosquitos; Aphaniptera, or fleas; Lepidoptera, or
moths and butterflies; Neuroptera, as the ant-lions
and hellgamite; Coleoptera, or beetles; Hemiptera,
as bugs, lice, aphids; Orthoptera, as grasshoppers
and cockroaches; Pseudoneuroptera, as the dragon
flies and termites; Euplexoptera, or earwigs;
Thysanura, as the springtails, podura, and lepisma.
See these words in the Vocabulary.
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Insecta
(gcide) | Insecta \In*sec"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See Insect.]
1. (Zool.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those
that have one pair of antenn[ae], three pairs of mouth
organs, and breathe air by means of trache[ae], opening by
spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it
includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the
Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n.
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2. (Zool.) In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone.
See Hexapoda.
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3. (Zool.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda,
Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined.
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Note: The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided
into several orders, viz.: Hymenoptera, as the bees
and ants; Diptera, as the common flies, gnats, and
mosquitos; Aphaniptera, or fleas; Lepidoptera, or
moths and butterflies; Neuroptera, as the ant-lions
and hellgamite; Coleoptera, or beetles; Hemiptera,
as bugs, lice, aphids; Orthoptera, as grasshoppers
and cockroaches; Pseudoneuroptera, as the dragon
flies and termites; Euplexoptera, or earwigs;
Thysanura, as the springtails, podura, and lepisma.
See these words in the Vocabulary.
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Insectarium
(gcide) | Insectary \In"sec*ta*ry\, n.
A place for keeping living insects. -- In`sec*ta"ri*um, n.
[L.]
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Insectary
(gcide) | Insectary \In"sec*ta*ry\, n.
A place for keeping living insects. -- In`sec*ta"ri*um, n.
[L.]
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Insectation
(gcide) | Insectation \In`sec*ta"tion\, n. [L. insectatio. See
Insectator.]
The act of pursuing; pursuit; harassment; persecution. [Obs.]
--Sir T. More.
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Insectator
(gcide) | Insectator \In`sec*ta"tor\, n. [L., fr. insectari to pursue,
freq. fr. insequi. See Ensue.]
A pursuer; a persecutor; a censorious critic. [Obs.]
--Bailey.
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