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insectan /ɪnˈsɛktən /adjective ZoologyRelating to insects: the insectan orders...- The positive allometry of flight speeds ensures that translational speeds of volant vertebrate predators substantially exceed those of their insectan prey.
- The insectan nervous system evolved from the segmented system of annelid worms, such as the earthworm.
- 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.
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