orthopteron
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Origin of orthopteron
1875–80; < New Latin, singular of Orthoptera name of the order. See orthopterous
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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
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.
From Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir
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.
From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir
Please to tell me where I can find any account of the auditory organs in the orthoptera?
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
Mounted specimens of various common species of orthoptera.
From A Guide for the Study of Animals by Lucas, Frederic
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.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles
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