Orthopteran Definition
ôr-thŏptər-ən
noun
Any of a large order (Orthoptera) of mostly plant-eating insects, including crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids, having chewing mouthparts and narrow, hard forewings that cover membranous hind wings in most species, and undergoing gradual metamorphosis.
Webster's New World
(zoology) Any of many insects of the order Orthoptera.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- orthopteron
- orthopterous insect
Other Word Forms of Orthopteran
Noun
Singular:
orthopteran
Plural:
orthopteransOrigin of Orthopteran
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From New Latin Orthoptera order name Greek ortho- ortho- Greek ptera neuter pl. of pteron wing pet- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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