|prōd.+ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from prot- + Orthoptera
: an order of extinct insects related to the Orthoptera, known only from the Upper Carboniferous and Permian, and characterized by numerous venational features recalling the Orthoptera
• prot·orthopteran “+ adjective or noun
• prot·orthopteron “+ noun
• prot·orthopterous “+ adjective