Definition of orthoptera Orthoptera
or•thop•ter•a
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What does orthoptera mean?
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| orthoptera - grasshoppers and locusts; crickets | ||
| order Orthoptera | ||
| animal order the order of animals | ||
| class hexapoda, class insecta, hexapoda, insecta insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species | ||
| orthopteran, orthopteron, orthopterous insect any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts | ||
| acrididae, family acrididae, family locustidae, locustidae short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts | ||
| family tettigoniidae, tettigoniidae long-horned grasshoppers; katydids | ||
| family stenopelmatidae, stenopelmatidae long-horned grasshoppers | ||
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- orthoptera (Noun)
Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order Orthoptera, such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- orthoptera (n. pl.)
An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. See Illust. under Insect.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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orthoptera
or-thop′tėr-a, n. an order of insects with wing-covers, that overlap at the top when shut, under which are the true wings, which fold lengthwise like a fan.—ns. Orthop′ter, Orthop′teran, an insect of the order orthoptera; Orthopterol′ogy.—adj. Orthop′terous, pertaining to the orthoptera. [Gr. orthos, straight, ptera, pl. of pteron, wing.]
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🔤- orthoptera, noun, singular of orthopteras / orthopterae.
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