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insecta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
in-sec-ta
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

One of the classes of Arthropoda , including those that have one pair of antennæ, three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of tracheæ, opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect , n.

Questions

What does insecta mean?
One of the classes of Arthropoda , including those that have one pair of antennæ, three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of tracheæ, opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect , n.

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