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tettigoniid

American  
[tet-i-goh-nee-id] / ˌtɛt ɪˈgoʊ ni ɪd /

noun

  1. long-horned grasshopper.

Etymology

Origin of tettigoniid

1920–25; < New Latin Tettigoniidae family name, equivalent to Tettigoni ( a ) genus name (formed on Greek tettīg-, stem of téttīx cicada) + -idae -id 2

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