{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/from-witch-to-ghoul-heres-how-these-spooky-figures-got-their-names/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"From \"Witch\" to \"Ghoul,\" Here's How These Spooky Figures Got Their Names","content":{"topicLabel":"Holidays 🧛👻"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/from-witch-to-ghoul-heres-how-these-spooky-figures-got-their-names-20251027.png","description":"Find out how \"ghost\" is related to \"poltergeist,\" why monsters were once seen as bad omens, and which graveyard dweller's name took a strange journey from Arabic to English. You'll be haunted by these realizations!","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/science-fiction-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"science-fiction-quiz","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/ampersand/","text":"What Are Ampersands and How Do You Use Them?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/s/dog-words/","text":"14 Paw-some Words About Dogs That Will Have You Rolling Over"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/gen-z-stare/","text":"What Is the Gen Z Stare?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/football-terms/","text":"28 Football Terms to Make You Sound Like a Pro"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/strange-animal-groups-listicle/","text":"A Smack of Jellyfish and Other Unique Animal Group Names"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/news-from-october-25-october-31-2025/","text":"This Week in Words: News from October 25–October 31, 2025"}],"topicLabel":"This Week in Words 🌎"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/whomever-vs-whoever/","text":"\"Whomever\" vs. \"Whoever\": What's the Difference?"}],"topicLabel":"Grammar"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-scorpios/","text":"These Are Some of the Best Words to Describe Scorpios"}],"topicLabel":"Astrology ♏"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"kjuOxZOaYPVVnz7mYXOe6","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6745138-11","sentence":"Unlike insects, birds cannot detect the bats' ultrasonic calls and only realize the danger moments before being caught.","source":{"sourceName":"Science Daily","publicationDate":"2025-11-02T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-02T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251101000404.htm","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Aarhus University","title":"After 25 years, scientists solve the bird-eating bat mystery"},"offsets":[7,14]},{"id":"6744566-360","sentence":"Swallows were always swooping low over the grass and picking off insects.","source":{"sourceName":"Literature","publicationDate":"2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316669443","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Peter Brown","title":"The Wild Robot Escapes"},"offsets":[65,72]},{"id":"6743483-9","sentence":"In many birds, reptiles, and insects, it is the males that have longer lifespans.","source":{"sourceName":"Science Daily","publicationDate":"2025-10-28T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-28T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251027225628.htm","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology","title":"Why women live longer than men, explained by evolution"},"offsets":[29,36]},{"id":"6742691-2","sentence":"The modified fungus draws in the insects and infects them, ultimately killing them.","source":{"sourceName":"Science Daily","publicationDate":"2025-10-27T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-27T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251026021737.htm","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"University of Maryland","title":"Scientists turn flower fragrance into a mosquito killer"},"offsets":[33,40]},{"id":"6742319-43","sentence":"All we can hear is the chatter of insects and birds.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-10-25T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-25T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjw92x915xlo","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"'Brothers in the forest' - the fight to protect an isolated Amazon tribe"},"offsets":[34,41]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"Insect"},"requestId":"p7M0sFOXe1OZzN9KVgcjS","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"mite","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"small insect","slug":"mite","synonyms":[{"headword":"acarid","slug":"acarid"},{"headword":"bug","slug":"bug"},{"headword":"insect","slug":"insect"},{"headword":"nit","slug":"nit"},{"headword":"parasite","slug":"parasite"},{"headword":"tick","slug":"tick"}]},{"headword":"nuisance","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"annoyance; annoying person","slug":"nuisance","synonyms":[{"headword":"besetment","slug":"besetment"},{"headword":"blister","slug":"blister"},{"headword":"bore","slug":"bore"},{"headword":"bother","slug":"bother"},{"headword":"botheration","slug":"botheration"},{"headword":"botherment","slug":"botherment"},{"headword":"bum","slug":"bum"},{"headword":"creep","slug":"creep"},{"headword":"drag","slug":"drag"},{"headword":"drip","slug":"drip"},{"headword":"exasperation","slug":"exasperation"},{"headword":"frump","slug":"frump"},{"headword":"gadfly","slug":"gadfly"},{"headword":"headache","slug":"headache"},{"headword":"inconvenience","slug":"inconvenience"},{"headword":"infliction","slug":"infliction"},{"headword":"insect","slug":"insect"},{"headword":"irritant","slug":"irritant"},{"headword":"irritation","slug":"irritation"},{"headword":"louse","slug":"louse"},{"headword":"nag","slug":"nag"},{"headword":"nudge","slug":"nudge"},{"headword":"offense","slug":"offense"},{"headword":"pain","slug":"pain"},{"headword":"pain in the neck","slug":"pain-in-the-neck"},{"headword":"pest","slug":"pest"},{"headword":"pester","slug":"pester"},{"headword":"pesterer","slug":"pesterer"},{"headword":"pill","slug":"pill"},{"headword":"plague","slug":"plague"},{"headword":"poor excuse","slug":"poor-excuse"},{"headword":"problem","slug":"problem"},{"headword":"terror","slug":"terror"},{"headword":"trouble","slug":"trouble"},{"headword":"vexation","slug":"vexation"}]},{"headword":"vermin","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"pest","slug":"vermin","synonyms":[{"headword":"ant","slug":"ant"},{"headword":"bedbug","slug":"bedbug"},{"headword":"centipede","slug":"centipede"},{"headword":"flea","slug":"flea"},{"headword":"fly","slug":"fly"},{"headword":"foxes","slug":"foxes"},{"headword":"insect","slug":"insect"},{"headword":"lice","slug":"lice"},{"headword":"mice","slug":"mice"},{"headword":"mosquito","slug":"mosquito"},{"headword":"rat","slug":"rat"},{"headword":"rodent","slug":"rodent"},{"headword":"snake","slug":"snake"},{"headword":"termite","slug":"termite"},{"headword":"weasel","slug":"weasel"}]}],"slug":"insect"},"meta":{"arg":"insect","requestId":"x0KlJ0SKW-ZVswthpRj_D","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:50:05Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"insect","standardForm":"insect"},"id":"6097f69d000000030f007edb","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:50:05Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"insect","groups":["c","e","i","n","s","t"],"numLetters":6,"reverse":"tcesni","subwordTokens":["insect","nsect","sect","ect","ct","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"i","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"6097f69d000000030f007ee0","ordinal":1,"shortText":"bug","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"ant","id":"6097f66300000003d50062ba","slug":"ant"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"aphid","id":"6097f6720000000306008228","slug":"aphid"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"bee","id":"6097f815000000037f000ed7","slug":"bee"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"beetle","id":"6097f815000000037f001642","slug":"beetle"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"butterfly","id":"6097fa0800000000d80079b7","slug":"butterfly"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"cockroach","id":"6097faf500000003910077d7","slug":"cockroach"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"dragonfly","id":"6097fb9900000001bf00a9d2","slug":"dragonfly"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"flea","id":"6097fbd000000001a500f717","slug":"flea"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"fruit fly","id":"6097fbe000000002ac000ae3","slug":"fruit-fly"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"gnat","id":"6097fbef00000000870059c4","slug":"gnat"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"grasshopper","id":"6097fbff000000010300f129","slug":"grasshopper"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"ladybug","id":"6097f6b8000000024200710f","slug":"ladybug"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"mite","id":"6097f6f7000000007e006106","slug":"mite"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"mosquito","id":"6097f70500000000bd00be27","slug":"mosquito"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"moth","id":"6097f70500000000bd00c1f1","slug":"moth"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"pest","id":"6097f74800000003ce00225f","slug":"pest"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"spider","id":"6097f7e8000000003100e255","slug":"spider"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"termite","id":"6097f841000000014100a7db","slug":"termite"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"tick","id":"6097f84100000001410047ca","slug":"tick"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"arachnid","id":"6097f672000000030600c16d","slug":"arachnid"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"arthropod","id":"6097f672000000030600f4e8","slug":"arthropod"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"bedbug","id":"6097f815000000037f00fdf7","slug":"bedbug"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"bumblebee","id":"6097fa0800000000d8004637","slug":"bumblebee"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"cootie","id":"6097fb5800000000510021c3","slug":"cootie"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"fly","id":"6097fbd000000001a5002d4c","slug":"fly"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"hornet","id":"6097f68300000000e0003c14","slug":"hornet"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"louse","id":"6097f6d7000000016a002149","slug":"louse"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"daddy longlegs","id":"6097fb6400000002150048bf","slug":"daddy-longlegs"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"praying mantis","id":"6097f7690000000087009333","slug":"praying-mantis"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"vermin","id":"6097f87c00000002b7007531","slug":"vermin"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"yellowjacket","id":"6097f8a800000002cc009bf0","slug":"yellowjacket"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f69dbb1f88f7c11d7897","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680b05000000024500b89f","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"I01/I0199000/I0199000.flac","mpeg":"I01/I0199000/I0199000.mp3","ogg":"I01/I0199000/I0199000.ogg","wav":"I01/I0199000/I0199000.wav"},"id":"55680b05000000024500b8a0","ipa":{"text":"ˈɪn sɛkt"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1],"html":"in-sekt","text":"in-sekt"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"insect","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"insect","requestId":"ZbUyUOYs23ZsRyTQS_vOZ","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:45:25Z","derivedFormSets":[{"derivedForms":[{"form":"insectival","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"in·sec·ti·val"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"noninsect","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"non·insect"}],"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"headword":{"normalizedForm":"insect","standardForm":"insect","syllabicForm":"in·sect"},"id":"55680b05000000024500b89b","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:45:25Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"insect","groups":["c","e","i","n","s","t"],"numLetters":6,"reverse":"tcesni","subwordTokens":["insect","nsect","sect","ect","ct","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"i","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680b05000000024500b8bd","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin insectum, noun use of neuter of insectus, past participle of insecāre “to incise, cut”; translation of Greek éntomon “insect,” literally, “notched or incised one”; entomo-; segment","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetDefinition":{"id":"5568072a0000000236007d15","ordinal":1,"text":"any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"arthropod","id":"5568072a0000000236007d07","slug":"arthropod"}}],"id":"55680b05000000024500b8a8","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Entomology","type":"category"}],"text":"any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings."},{"id":"55680b05000000024500b8ac","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Entomology","type":"category"}],"text":"any small arthropod, such as a spider, tick, or centipede, having a superficial, general similarity to the insects."},{"id":"55680b05000000024500b8b4","ordinal":3,"source":"random-house","text":"a contemptible or unimportant person."}],"id":"55680b05000000024500b8a5","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"definitions":[{"examples":[{"sentence":"an insect bite; insect powder."}],"id":"55680b05000000024500b8b9","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"of, pertaining to, like, or used for or against insects."}],"id":"55680b05000000024500b8b6","ordinal":2,"partOfSpeech":"adjective"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680b05000000024500b89f","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"I01/I0199000/I0199000.flac","mpeg":"I01/I0199000/I0199000.mp3","ogg":"I01/I0199000/I0199000.ogg","wav":"I01/I0199000/I0199000.wav"},"id":"55680b05000000024500b8a0","ipa":{"text":"ˈɪn sɛkt"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1],"html":"in-sekt","text":"in-sekt"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"insect","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-05-28T20:49:30Z","derivedFormSets":[{"derivedForms":[{"form":"insectean"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"insect-like"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"}],"headword":{"normalizedForm":"insect","standardForm":"insect"},"id":"4c002c5a7bfce07db9ee2883","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-05-28T20:49:30Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"insect","groups":["c","e","i","n","s","t"],"numLetters":6,"reverse":"tcesni","subwordTokens":["insect","nsect","sect","ect","ct","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"i","ordinal":1,"origin":{"source":"collins","text":"C17: from Latin insectum (animal that has been) cut into, insect, from insecāre, from _in- ² + secāre to cut; translation of Greek entomon insect","type":"etymology"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4cdfbc5d1b4eb6db93c85da8","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Science_and_Technology:Life_Sciences_and_Allied_Applications:Animals","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"any small air-breathing arthropod of the class Insecta, having a body divided into head, thorax, and abdomen, three pairs of legs, and (in most species) two pairs of wings. Insects comprise about five sixths of all known animal species, with a total of over one million named species"},{"id":"4cd0a79b4eac7161ae76e954","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"Science_and_Technology:Life_Sciences_and_Allied_Applications:Animals","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"(loosely) any similar invertebrate, such as a spider, tick, or centipede"},{"id":"4ce096f18c7625dbfba6b8b5","ordinal":3,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"a contemptible, loathsome, or insignificant person"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈɪnsɛkt"}}]}],"slug":"insect","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2012-01-01T00:00:14Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"insect","standardForm":"insect"},"id":"4effa20e8f0d7c8ede203908","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2012-01-01T00:00:14Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"insect","groups":["c","e","i","n","s","t"],"numLetters":6,"reverse":"tcesni","subwordTokens":["insect","nsect","sect","ect","ct","t"]},"normalizedLetter":"i","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4cdd815f9f4e1e85d71f4083","ordinal":1,"text":"Any of very numerous, mostly small arthropods of the class Insecta, having six segmented legs in the adult stage and a body divided into three parts (the head, thorax, and abdomen). The head has a pair of antennae and the thorax usually has one or two pairs of wings. Most insects undergo substantial change in form during development from the young to the adult stage. More than 800,000 species are known, most of them beetles. Other insects include flies, bees, ants, grasshoppers, butterflies, cockroaches, aphids, and silverfish."},{"id":"4c93eb86e3a45fd77e885312","ordinal":2,"text":"See Notes at biomass bug entomology"}],"ordinal":1}],"pronunciationSets":[{"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ĭn′sĕkt′"}}]}],"slug":"insect","source":"american-heritage","type":"science"}],"type":"science"}],"meta":{"arg":"insect","requestId":"j3GpV8kfC1Ao8u4LzVRt3","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"Insecta","slug":"insecta"},{"displayForm":"insect","slug":"insect"},{"displayForm":"bisect","slug":"bisect"},{"displayForm":"exsect","slug":"exsect"},{"displayForm":"resect","slug":"resect"},{"displayForm":"transect","slug":"transect"},{"displayForm":"Fonseca","slug":"fonseca"},{"displayForm":"dissect","slug":"dissect"},{"displayForm":"prosect","slug":"prosect"},{"displayForm":"trisect","slug":"trisect"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"insect","slug":"insect"},{"displayForm":"insects","slug":"insects"},{"displayForm":"bisect","slug":"bisect"},{"displayForm":"exsect","slug":"exsect"},{"displayForm":"resect","slug":"resect"},{"displayForm":"transect","slug":"transect"},{"displayForm":"analect","slug":"analect"},{"displayForm":"connect","slug":"connect"},{"displayForm":"dissect","slug":"dissect"},{"displayForm":"prosect","slug":"prosect"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"Insect"},"requestId":"ShcSDa0IQPUXr2pc_W6hg","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

insect

Example Sentences

Related Words