different between insect vs nymphid

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

Translations

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?n?mf?d]

Noun

nymphid (plural nymphids)

1. (zoology) Any winged insect of the family Nymphidae, a split-footed lacewing.
   • 1981, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australian Journal of Zoology, Volume 29, page 742,

     M. nebulosus, the only nymphid so far described from New Guinea, is considerably larger than others of this genus, and is distinct on wing markings and (from those known) on male genitalic features.

   • 1992, Horst Aspöck, Mervyn W. Mansell, Current Research in Neuropterology: Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Neuropterology, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Haute-Garonne, France, 24-27 June 1991, page 239,

     Trichosors are probably plesiomorphic, being retained only by nymphids.

   • 1998, Journal of Neuropterology, Volumes 1-2, page 80,

     This rarity seems to be a general feature of most nymphid species, only two of which - Nymphes myrmeleonides and Myiodactylus osmyloides - appear to be encountered with any regularity.

   • 2009, Catherine A. Tauber, Maurice J. Tauber, Gilberto S. Albuquerque, Neuroptera (Lacewings, Antlions), Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé (editors), Encyclopedia of Insects, page 701,

     Characteristically, the larvae hold their jaws open at very wide angles; some New World species resemble nymphids in being able to open their jaws beyond 270°.

Synonyms

• (any species of Nymphidae): split-footed lacewing