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.

Origin of house cricket

First recorded in 1765–75

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The habits of the house cricket (Gryllus domesticus) are nocturnal, like those of its congener of the fields.
The Insect World | Louis Figuier
It is a young girl who thus addresses the cricket of the hearth, the house cricket.
Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn | Lafcadio Hearn
Mrs. house cricket looked on for a moment and changed her mind about staying all night.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. VII, No. 4, April 1900 | Various
At such times Mrs. house cricket was forced unwillingly to fall asleep.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. VII, No. 4, April 1900 | Various
Mrs. house cricket wore a grayish yellow dress, marked a little with brown and Mr. Field Cricket wore darker colors.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. VII, No. 4, April 1900 | Various

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