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Meaning of ORTHOPTERAN

Pronunciation:  or'thâpturun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
 
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 Synonyms: orthopteron, orthopterous insect
 
 See Also: cricket, grasshopper, hopper, insect, order Orthoptera, Orthoptera

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Or*thop"ter*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Orthoptera.
 

 

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