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Orthoptera

Orthoptera Meaning & Definition
Orthoptera Definition And Meaning

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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