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orthopteran

American  
[awr-thop-ter-uhn] / ɔrˈθɒp tər ən /

adjective

  1. orthopterous.

noun

  1. an orthopterous insect.

orthopteran British  
/ ɔːˈθɒptərən /

noun

  1. Also: orthopteron.  any orthopterous insect

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. another word for orthopterous

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of orthopteran

1895–1900; < New Latin Orthopter ( a ) ( orthopteron ) + -an

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When the small one is behind the V, the group has the appearance of an orthopteran "accessory."

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