(insect etc)
1Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax …
2Insect physiology — includes the physiology and biochemistry of insect organ systems. Although diverse, insects are quite similar in overall design, internally and externally. The insect is made up of three main body regions (tagmata), the head, thorax and abdomen.… …
3insect — (n.) c.1600, from L. (animal) insectum (animal) with a notched or divided body, lit. cut into, from neuter pp. of insectare to cut into, to cut up, from in into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + secare to cut (see SECTION (Cf. section)). Pliny s loan… …
4Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate …
5Insect — For the Breed 77 album, see Insects (album). Insect Temporal range: 396–0 Ma …
6Insect repellent — Mosquito on a bottle of herbal mosquito repellent. An insect repellent is a substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces which discourages insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface. There are also… …
7Insect indicators of abuse or neglect — Entomological evidence is legal evidence in the form of insects or related artifacts and is a field of study in forensic entomology. Such evidence is used particularly in medicolegal and medicocriminal applications. Insect evidence is customarily …
8Insect and Individual Silenced — Infobox Album Name = Insect and Individual Silenced Type = Album Artist = Nurse With Wound Released = 1981 Recorded = 1981 Genre = Industrial, Experimental Length = 46:13 Label = United Dairies Producer = Steven Stapleton Last album = Merzbild… …
9insect — noun a) An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton. Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps. b) Any small arthropod similar to an insect… …
10insect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bug; fly, moth, beetle, ant, etc. See animal. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bug, beetle, arthropod, scarab, mite, vermin, cootie*; see also pest 1 . Kinds of insects include: ant, bristletail, louse, flea,… …
