English-Italian translations for insect

• insetto
  Ricorderò brevemente che il mais transgenico è stato reso resistente alla larva di un insetto devastatore. I will briefly recall the fact that transgenic maize has been made resistant to the larva of a crop-devastating insect.
  Se posso esprimermi così, la mosca che ha punto il governo americano, non è tanto un parassita degli agrumi mediterraneo, quanto un insetto da campagna elettorale. The fly that bit the American Government, if I can put it like that, is more of an electioneering insect rather than a citrus fruit parasite from the Mediterranean.

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