Orthoptera
(n. pl.) An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. See Illust. under Insect. | ||||
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Orthoptera Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Orthoptera
Noun
1. grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
(synonym) order Orthoptera
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Insecta, class Insecta, Hexapoda, class Hexapoda
(member-meronym) orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteran
Noun
1. grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
(synonym) order Orthoptera
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Insecta, class Insecta, Hexapoda, class Hexapoda
(member-meronym) orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteran
orthopteron
Noun
1. any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
(synonym) orthopterous insect, orthopteran
(hypernym) insect
(hyponym) grasshopper, hopper
(member-holonym) Orthoptera, order Orthoptera
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orthoptera
orthoptera
\or*thop"te*ra\ (?), n. pl. [nl., fr. gr. 'orqo`s straight + &?; feather, wing.] (zo?l.) an order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. see illust. under insect.
note: the anterior wings are usually thickened and protect the posterior wings, which are larger and fold longitudinally like a fan. the orthoptera undergo no metamorphosis.
orthoptera
\or*thop"te*ra\ (?), n. pl. [nl., fr. gr. 'orqo`s straight + &?; feather, wing.] (zo?l.) an order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. see illust. under insect.
note: the anterior wings are usually thickened and protect the posterior wings, which are larger and fold longitudinally like a fan. the orthoptera undergo no metamorphosis.
Orthoptera Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Orthoptera
Insect order containing grasshoppers and crickets. They are characterized by leathery forewings, chewing mouthparts, and a gradual metamorphosis. Usually the hindlegs are enlarged and adapted for jumping.
Insect order containing grasshoppers and crickets. They are characterized by leathery forewings, chewing mouthparts, and a gradual metamorphosis. Usually the hindlegs are enlarged and adapted for jumping.
Orthoptera Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Orthoptera
The Orthoptera (from the Greek orthos = "straight" and pteron = "wing") are an order of insects with paurometabolous or incomplete metamorphosis, including the grasshoppers, crickets and locusts. Many insects in this order produce sound (known as a "stridulation") by rubbing their wings against each other or their legs, the wings or legs containing rows of corrugated bumps. The tympanum or ear is located in the front tibia in crickets, mole crickets, and katydids. These organisms use vibrations to locate other individuals.
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