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inseto

noun · m. pl. insetos
/ĩˈsɛ.tu/
insect, bug

1insect (arthropod of class Insecta)
Na Anatomia do Bicho da ſeda obſervarão os Phyſicos de Inglaterra huma cadea de coraçoens, por todo o comprimento do corpo deſte inſecto.
On the silkworm's anatomy, the naturalists of England have observed a chain of hearts that goes through all the insect's length.
2insect; bug (any small arthropod)
Em português: animal artrópode, com exoesqueleto quitinoso, de seis patas, usualmente alado (um ou dois pares de asas), pertencente à classe Insecta · espécime referente aos insetos
Also:bicho
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