Meaning of ORTHOPTERA
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| | Definition: | | [n] grasshoppers and locusts; crickets |
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| | Synonyms: | | order Orthoptera |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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