ORTHOPTERAN


Meaning of ORTHOPTERAN in English

noun Etymology: New Latin Orthoptera Date: circa 1842 any of an order (Orthoptera) of insects (as crickets and grasshoppers) characterized by biting mouthparts, two pairs of wings or none, enlarged hind femurs, and an incomplete metamorphosis, ~ adjective orthopterist noun orthopteroid noun or adjective

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