the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun-plural. Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linnæn order of insects, an artificial group, which included Crustacea, spiders, centipeds, and even worms. These animals are now placed in several distinct classes and orders.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In zoology, a group to which various limits have been assigned.
Word Usage
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