Even those who disagree with the alarmist assessment often look upon nationalism with profound suspicion, considering it intrinsically hostile to democracy. The rise of nationalism, in their view, is rather ominous, because it must inevitably endanger Chinaâs democratic prospects (He & Guo 2000; Xu 2000).
Insects (from Latin insectum, a calque of Greek á¼Î½ÏÎ¿Î¼Î¿Î½ [Ã©ntomon], cut into sections) are a class (Insecta) of hexapod invertebrates within the arthropod phylum that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae.
Meaning: Any of various small plant-sucking insects. Classified under: Nouns denoting animals. Hypernyms (aphid is a kind of...): louse; plant louse (any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of aphid): Aphis pomi; apple aphid; green apple aphid (bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves) Aphis fabae; bean aphid; blackfly (blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets)