house cricket

noun

a dark brown cricket, Acheta domesticus, having a light-colored head with dark crossbands, commonly occurring throughout North America and Europe, where it may be an indoor pest.

First recorded in 1765–75

The habits of the House Cricket (Gryllus domesticus) are nocturnal, like those of its congener of the fields.

It is a young girl who thus addresses the cricket of the hearth, the house cricket.

Mrs. House Cricket looked on for a moment and changed her mind about staying all night.

At such times Mrs. House Cricket was forced unwillingly to fall asleep.

Mrs. House Cricket wore a grayish yellow dress, marked a little with brown and Mr. Field Cricket wore darker colors.

April 25, 2024firkin

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