incect -
n. 1 a any arthropod of the class Insecta, having a
head, thorax, abdomen, two antennae, three pairs of thoracic legs, and usu. one or two pairs of thoracic wings. b (loosely) any other
small segmented invertebrate animal.
2 an insignificant or contemptible person or creature.
insectile adj. [L insectum (animal) notched (animal) f. insecare insect- (as IN-(2), secare cut)]