Eukaryote
insecta
[ in-sek-tuh ]
Subclass of:
Arthropods
Definitions related to insecta:
  • (insect) A taxonomic class of arthropods that includes praying mantises, dragonflies, grasshoppers, true bugs, flies, bees, wasps, ants, butterflies, moths, and beetles.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Have 3 pairs of legs, 3 body regions, 1 pair of antennae, and often 1-2 pairs of wings; 26 Orders, 703,500 known species.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Members of the phylum ARTHROPODA composed or organisms characterized by division into three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. They are the dominant group of animals on earth with several hundred thousand different kinds. Three orders, HEMIPTERA; DIPTERA; and SIPHONAPTERA; are of medical interest in that they cause disease in humans and animals. (From Borror et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p1).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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