orthopteron
Americannoun
PLURAL
orthopteraEtymology
Origin of orthopteron
1875–80; < New Latin, singular of Orthoptera name of the order. See orthopterous
Example Sentences
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So when you say "cockroach", you're mimicking an Englishman impersonating a Spaniard imitating the nocturnal orthopteron itself.
From BBC
Mounted specimens of various common species of orthoptera.
From Project Gutenberg
The generality of this fact is quite remarkable: it holds good with almost all mammals, birds, amphibians, and fishes; also with many crustaceans, spiders and some few insects, namely certain orthoptera and libellulæ.
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The Stick-insect—The Phasmidoe or spectres, another class of orthoptera, present as close a resemblance to small branches or leafless twigs as their congeners do to green leaves.
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Phasmidæ or spectres, another class of orthoptera, present as close a resemblance to small branches or leafless twigs as their congeners do to green leaves.
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