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.
Word forms: plural organisms. countable noun. An organism is an animal or plant, especially one that is so small that you cannot see it without using a microscope. Not all chemicals normally present in living organisms are harmless. ...the insect-borne organisms that cause sleeping sickness. Synonyms: creature, being, thing, body [informal] More Synonyms of organism