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insect

Class of arthropods

Species / taxontaxonQ1390

Also known as Insecta · insects · bugs · bug

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Overview

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226 statements · 23% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Code of nomenclature
Taxon common name
  • 昆虫纲
  • Insekte
  • Inseuto
  • حشرة
  • Inseutu
  • Насекоми
  • Amprevan
  • Insekti
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Started
  • 400000th millennium BCE
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This taxon is source of
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IPA transcription
  • ɪnˈsɛktə applies to name of object: Insecta
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On other databases

125 identifiers linking insect across the web's reference databases