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The LanguaL 2017™ Thesaurus  -  Systematic Display


 Updated 2018-06-12

 

FTCB1220
Descriptor    INSECT
Synonym(s)insecta 
Scope note 
Taxon Info 
Scientific name(s)   Insecta  [ITIS TSN 99208] 
Description 
Insects or Insecta are by far the largest group of hexapod invertebrates within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet, including more than a million described species and representing more than half of all known living organisms. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect]  



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