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orthopteron

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

noun, plural or·thop·ter·a [awr-thop-ter-uh] /ɔrˈθɒp tər ə/.

an orthopterous insect.

Nearby words

  1. orthopraxia,
  2. orthopraxy,
  3. orthopsychiatry,
  4. orthopter,
  5. orthopteran,
  6. orthopterous,
  7. orthoptic,
  8. orthoptics,
  9. orthoptist,
  10. orthopyroxene

Origin of orthopteron

1875–80; < New Latin, singular of Orthoptera name of the order. See orthopterous
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