TETTIGONIIDAE


Meaning of TETTIGONIIDAE in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_gəˈnīəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Tettigonia, type genus (from Latin tettigonia leafhopper, from Greek tettigonion, diminutive of tettig-, tettix cicada) + -idae

: a large family of insects (order Orthoptera) having long slender antennae and four-segmented tarsi and comprising the long-horned grasshoppers

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