orthopterous

American  

[awr-thop-ter-uhs] / ɔrˈθɒp tər əs /

adjective

Entomology.

1. belonging or relating to the Orthoptera, an order of insects with leathery forewings, membranous hindwings, and chewing mouthparts, including the cockroaches, mantids, walking sticks, crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids.

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orthopterous British  

/ ɔːˈθɒptərəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Orthoptera, a large order of insects, including crickets, locusts, and grasshoppers, having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings, hind legs adapted for leaping, and organs of stridulation

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Etymology

Origin of orthopterous

First recorded in 1820–30; from New Latin orthopterus “straight-winged”; equivalent to ortho- + -pterous

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Example Sentences

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orthopterous

Instead of attacking crickets it seeks a larger orthopterous insect, the Ephippigera.

From The Industries of Animals by Frédéric Houssay

Saltatō′ria, a division of orthopterous insects including grass-hoppers, locusts, and crickets.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Mantis, man′tis, n. a genus of orthopterous insects somewhat like locusts, carrying their large spinous forelegs in the attitude of prayer.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

But I can tell you, we feel a little better acquainted with you orthopterous fellows than we did.

From The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley

An orthopterous insect that holds its arms as if in prayer.

From The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley

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