English-Finnish translations for insect

• hyönteinen
  Nämä sanat ovat 30 vuotta myöhemmin yhä ajankohtaisemmat. Ne surisevat korvissamme kuin hyönteinen, jota emme enää pääse pakoon. Thirty years later, those words are even more true: they buzz in our ears like an insect from which we can no longer escape.
• nilviäinen
  Se helvetin nilviäinen!
• ötökkä
• öttiäinen

Definition of insect

• An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton
• Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc
• A contemptible or powerless person

Examples

• Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps
• The swamp is swarming with every sort of insect
• The manager’s assistant was the worst sort of insect

Related words

• insecticide
• insectivore
• insecticidal
• insectoid
• insectivorous
• insectary
• disinsectization
• deinsectization
• insectarium