Concept information
Preferred term
Insecta
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Insect
- Insects
Note
- general or unspecified; prefer specifics; for killing insects with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES
Scope note
- Members of the phylum ARTHROPODA composed or organisms characterized by division into three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. They are the dominant group of animals on earth with several hundred thousand different kinds. Three orders, HEMIPTERA; DIPTERA; and SIPHONAPTERA; are of medical interest in that they cause disease in humans and animals. (From Borror et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p1).
History note
- 2018(1966)
In other languages
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Finnish
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hyönteisten luokka
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Insecta
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007313
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