Bookworm vs. Insect

Bookwormnoun

Any of various insects that infest books.

Bookwormnoun

An avid book reader.

Bookwormnoun

Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known.

Bookwormnoun

A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation.

Bookwormnoun

a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

Bookwormnoun

someone who spends a great deal of time reading

Insectnoun

An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.

Insectnoun

(colloquial) Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc

Insectnoun

(derogatory) A contemptible or powerless person.

Insectnoun

One of the Insecta; esp., one of the Hexapoda. See Insecta.

Insectnoun

Any air-breathing arthropod, as a spider or scorpion.

Insectnoun

Any small crustacean. In a wider sense, the word is often loosely applied to various small invertebrates.

Insectnoun

Fig.: Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or thing.

Insectadjective

Of or pertaining to an insect or insects.

Insectadjective

Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral.

Insectnoun

small air-breathing arthropod

Insectnoun

a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

Insectnoun

a small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings

Insectnoun

any small invertebrate animal such as a spider or tick.

Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae.