About The Word Orthoptera
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Orthoptera
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What's The Definition Of Orthoptera?
[n] grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
Synonyms | Synonyms for Orthoptera: order Orthoptera Related Terms | Find terms related to Orthoptera: See Also | Acrididae | animal order | class Hexapoda | class Insecta | family Acrididae | family Gryllidae | family Locustidae | family Stenopelmatidae | family Tettigoniidae | Gryllidae | Hexapoda | Insecta | Locustidae | orthopteran | orthopteron | orthopterous insect | Stenopelmatidae | Tettigoniidae Orthoptera In Webster's Dictionary \Or*thop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'orqo`s
straight + ? feather, wing.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers,
locusts, cockroaches, etc. See Illust. under {Insect}.
Note: 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.
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