mole cricket

noun

any of several burrowing crickets of the family Gryllotalpidae that have fossorial forelegs and that feed on the roots of plants.

Origin of mole cricket

First recorded in 1705–15

Words Nearby mole cricket

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How to use mole cricket in a sentence

All authors agree, moreover, in extolling the solicitude with which the mole cricket takes care of her little ones.
The Insect World | Louis Figuier
Mr Gould, indeed, fed a mole-cricket for several months upon ants.
Insect Architecture | James Rennie
And when Mr. mole cricket asked him how he liked the tune, Chirpy replied that it was very, very interesting.
The Tale of Chirpy Cricket | Arthur Scott Bailey
Mr. mole cricket talked quite pleasantly, for all he looked so frightful.
The Tale of Chirpy Cricket | Arthur Scott Bailey
Chirpy Cricket saw that he and Mr. mole cricket were bound to have trouble 63 if they saw too much of each other.
The Tale of Chirpy Cricket | Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for mole cricket

mole cricket

noun

any subterranean orthopterous insect of the family Gryllotalpidae, of Europe and North America, similar and related to crickets but having the first pair of legs specialized for digging

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