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English > 1 sense of the word Orthoptera:
NOUNanimalOrthoptera, order Orthopteragrasshoppers and locusts
English > Orthoptera: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninggrasshoppers and locusts; crickets.
Synonymorder Orthoptera
Member ofInsecta, class Insecta, Hexapoda, class Hexapodainsects
MembersAcrididae, family Acrididae, Locustidae, family Locustidaeshort-horned grasshoppers
Gryllidae, family Gryllidaecrickets
Stenopelmatidae, family Stenopelmatidaelong-horned grasshoppers
Tettigoniidae, family Tettigoniidaelong-horned grasshoppers
orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteranAny of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals