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Definition of Insectan
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the class Insecta.
Definition of Insectan
1. Adjective. Of insects. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Insectan
1. pertaining to insects [adj] - See also: insects
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insectan
Literary usage of Insectan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The number of tarsal segments is reduced; often three, two or only one may be
present instead of the typical insectan number 6vt. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1904)
"They may be matched in the insectan branch of the Arthropoda by the rudimentary
appendages of the pre-antennal segment recently described by ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The typical insectan ovipositor, so well developed among the Hymenoptera, consists
of three pairs of processes ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"The cerci are nearly always joined, and a typical insectan ovipositor with its
three pairs of processes is present in connexion with the vagina of the ..."
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