gryllid

[gril-id] /ˈgrɪl ɪd/

noun

cricket¹ (def 1).

Origin of gryllid

< New Latin Gryllidae the cricket family, equivalent to Gryll(us) a genus (Latin grillus cricket) + -idae -id²

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The crickets (gryllid) frequent, for the most part, moist situations.

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