orthoptera Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
order Orthoptera.
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noun any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
orthopteran; orthopterous insect; orthopteron.
WordNet
Or*thop"te*ra noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. straight + feather, wing.Definitions
(Zoöl.) An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. See Illust. under Insect .✍ The anterior wings are usually thickened and protect the posterior wings, which are larger and fold longitudinally like a fan. The Orthoptera undergo no metamorphosis.
