Definition of insectan in English:
insectan
adjective ɪnˈsɛktəninˈsektən
Zoology Relating to insects.
Example sentencesExamples
- Apart from that, being in one of the megadiverse countries in insect diversity, I had the opportunity to work on various insectan orders, from the caddisflies to beetles for the past 20 years.
- They are of less frequent occurrence in insects, but the chemistry of the secretion of insectan hairs, to the extent that it is known, can be of interest.
- Because the insectan sandgropers spend virtually their whole lives underground, they have been difficult subjects for study and little was known about their biology until recently.
- The insectan nervous system evolved from the segmented system of annelid worms, such as the earthworm.
- The positive allometry of flight speeds ensures that translational speeds of volant vertebrate predators substantially exceed those of their insectan prey.