acridid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of acridid
< New Latin Acrididae. equivalent to Acrid ( a ) a genus of grasshoppers (< Greek akríd- , stem of akrís grasshopper + Latin -a -a 2 ) + -idae -id 2
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Fraser Rowell, C. H., O’Shea, M. & Williams, J. L. The neuronal basis of a sensory analyser, the acridid movement detector system.
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