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gryllid
[
gril
-id]
/ˈgrɪl ɪd/
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noun
1.
cricket
1
(def 1).
Origin of
gryllid
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New Latin
Gryllidae
the cricket family, equivalent to
Gryll(us
) a genus (
Latin
grillus
cricket) +
-idae
-id
2
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The crickets (
gryllid
) frequent, for the most part, moist situations.
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