Word Meaning

insect definition and meaning

n. One of the Insecta; esp., one of the Hexapoda. See Insecta.
n. Any air-breathing arthropod, as a spider or scorpion.
n. Any small crustacean. In a wider sense, the word is often loosely applied to various small invertebrates.
n. Fig.: Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or thing.
a. Of or pertaining to an insect or insects.
a. Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral.

Crossword clues for insect

- A bug
- Ant, bee, e.g.
- Ant, e.g.
- Ant, say
- Beetle or mosquito, for example
- Bug
- Contemptible person found in cult
- Creature with 6 legs, 3-part body
- Creature, stick ...
- Creepy-crawly
- I release scent at the cricket, perhaps
- Mosquito or bee
- Nicest kind of bug
- Six legged arthropod
- Six-legged creature found in skin section