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Insecta
[ in-sek-tuh ]
noun
- the class comprising the insects.
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I shall next copy for you Latreille's latest definition of Insecta and Arachnida.
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Sometimes they are trache or air-vessels, which, as in the class Insecta, replace those of circulation.
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The Crustacea agree with Insecta in having a body divided into segments, furnished with jointed legs, compound eyes, and antenn.
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This want of coincidence is strikingly shown in a group of animals widely remote from the Insecta, viz.
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Lamarck regarded them as more nearly allied to the Crustacea than Insecta.
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