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|definition=A [[class]] of [[Arthropoda]] generally having a [[tracheate]] respiratory system, a single pair of antennae, and the body somites grouped into three [[functional]] tagmata: the head, [[thorax]] (bearing three pairs of legs) and [[abdomen]].
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|definition=A [[class]] of [[Arthropoda]] generally having a [[tracheate]] respiratory system, a single pair of antennae, and the body somites grouped into three [[functional]] tagmata: the [[head]], [[thorax]] (bearing three pairs of legs) and [[abdomen]].
 
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Latest revision as of 00:30, 14 September 2013

Insecta also insects (noun, plural; Latin insectum, cut into): A class of Arthropoda generally having a tracheate respiratory system, a single pair of antennae, and the body somites grouped into three functional tagmata: the head, thorax (bearing three pairs of legs) and abdomen.