1. A small arthropod animal that has six legs, wings, and a body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen)
The insect landed on the flower to collect nectar.
O inseto pousou na flor para coletar néctar.
2. Any small creature or bug, sometimes used colloquially
There's an insect crawling on the wall.
Há um inseto rastejando pela parede.