Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the Insecta; insectiform: as, an insectean form or organ.
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Examples
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The type of the insectean wing is designed, then, simply to strike the air.
Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872
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"You are a most irrelevant infant," said Miss Hamlyn, "with these insectean divagations -- Dear me, what lovely words!
The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking James Branch Cabell 1918
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"There are two forms of insectean larvæ which are pretty constant.
Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872
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