INSECT

noun see: saw Date: 1601 1. any of numerous small invertebrate animals (as spiders or centipedes) that are more or less obviously segmented, any of a class (Insecta) of arthropods (as bugs or bees) with well-defined head, thorax, and abdomen, only three pairs of legs, and typically one or two pairs of wings, a trivial or contemptible person, ~ adjective