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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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of house cricket1
First recorded in 1765–75
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Example Sentences
The habits of the House Cricket (Gryllus domesticus) are nocturnal, like those of its congener of the fields.
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It is a young girl who thus addresses the cricket of the hearth, the house cricket.
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Mrs. House Cricket looked on for a moment and changed her mind about staying all night.
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At such times Mrs. House Cricket was forced unwillingly to fall asleep.
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Mrs. House Cricket wore a grayish yellow dress, marked a little with brown and Mr. Field Cricket wore darker colors.
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