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orthopteron

American

[awr-thop-tuh-ron, -ter-uhn] / ɔrˈθɒp təˌrɒn, -tər ən /

noun

an orthopterous insect.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

orthoptera

plural

Etymology

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 • May 19, 2017

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