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‖ Orthoptera, n. pl. Entom.|ɔːˈθɒptərə|
[mod.L., neuter pl. of orthopterus, f. Gr. ὀρθό-ς straight + πτερόν wing.]
An order of Insects, distinguished by more or less coriaceous and usually straight and narrow fore wings, broad longitudinally-folded hind wings, and incomplete metamorphosis; comprising the cockroaches, walking-stick insects, leaf-insects, crickets, grasshoppers, etc.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xlvii. IV. 371 Orthoptera... This Order.. was very judiciously separated..by De Geer, under the name of Dermaptera... Its present name was, I believe, assigned to it by Olivier. 1828Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. II. 237 A comparatively small number, such as some of the larger Coleoptera, Orthoptera, &c. exist from six to nine, twelve, and even fifteen months. 1868Darwin in Life & Lett. III. 97 Please tell me where I can find any account of the auditory organs in the Orthoptera.
b. Rarely in sing. orthopteron = orthopter 1.
1880Proc. Zool. Soc. 152 The following remarkable Orthopteron was obtained last year..by Mr. Kingdon.
Hence orˈthopteral a. = orthopterous; orˈthopteran n. = orthopter; adj. = orthopterous; orˈthopterist, a student of Orthoptera.
1842Brande Dict. Sci., Orthopterans, Orthoptera, an order of insects. 1880Proc. Zool. Soc. 152 The experienced Orthopterist Herr Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1900Proc. U.S. Nat. Museum XXIII. 393 The Orthopteran genus Trimerotropis. 1956Nature 10 Mar. 490/1 This is a preliminary report of an investigation in progress dealing with cytogenetics of orthopteran insects of the southern hemisphere. |