different between insect vs lacewing

English

Etymology

From Middle French insecte, from Latin ?nsectum (“with a notched or divided body, cut up”), from perfect passive participle of ?nsec? (“I cut into, I cut up”), from ?n- (“from in- before f or s”) + sec? (“I cut”), from the notion that the insect's body is "cut into" three sections. Calque of Ancient Greek ??????? (éntomon, “insect”), from ??????? (éntomos, “cut into pieces”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ns?kt/

Noun

insect (plural insects)

1. An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.

2. (colloquial) Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc

3. (derogatory) A contemptible or powerless person.

Synonyms

• bug (colloquial)

Derived terms

• insectageddon
• insecticidal
• insecticide
• insectiform
• insectile
• insectivore
• insectivorous

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See also

• arachnid
• arthropod
• beetle
• bug
• chafer
• coleopter
• entomology
• larva
• worm

Further reading

• insect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• insecta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• insect on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
• insect on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• ceints, incest, nicest, scient

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (before 1996) insekt

Etymology

Originally having a wider meaning (sense 2), as in Aristotle. From Latin ?nsectum (“bug; cut up”), from ?nsec? (“I cut up into”). The Latin is a calque of Ancient Greek ??????? (éntomon, “bug”), from ??????? (éntomos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?s?kt/
• Hyphenation: in?sect
• Rhymes: -?kt

Noun

insect n (plural insecten, diminutive insectje n)

1. insect, arthropod of the class Insecta.

   Synonyms: gekorven dier, kerfdier

2. (now uncommon) bug (any small arthropod or invertebrate that somewhat resembles an insect)

   Synonym: gekorven dier

English

Etymology

From lace +? wing.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?le?s.w??/

Noun

lacewing (plural lacewings)

1. Any of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera.
2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cethosia.

Synonyms

• (insect): lacewing fly

Derived terms

• beaded lacewing (family Berothidae)
• brown lacewing (family Hemerobiidae)
• common green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea)
• dusty lacewing (dustywing, family Coniopterygidae)
• giant lacewing (family Polystoechotidae)
• green lacewing (family Chrysopidae)
• moth lacewing (family Ithonidae)
• pleasing lacewing (family Dilaridae)
• silky lacewing (family Psychopsidae)
• split-footed lacewing (family Nymphidae)
• spoon-winged lacewing (family Nemopteridae)
• thorny lacewing (family Rachiberothidae)
• thread-winged lacewing (family Nemopteridae)

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