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