Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Insect (-'s)
insect (-'s), n. [Fr. < L. insectum < insecāre, cut into < Gk. ἔντομον, name given to certain.]
- Small invertebrate animal; winged creature, breathing by lateral spiracles; being that has articulated extremities and moveable antennae.
- Section; segment; small part; being whose body is separated from its spirit; small animal whose body appears divided into parts.
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