Acheta
noun
Ach·e·ta
ˈa-kə-tə
: a genus of crickets including the common American house crickets and field crickets
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, male cicada, from Greek (Doric dialect) acheta, achetas (Greek ēcheta, ēchetēs), literally, chirping one, from acheta, achetas, adjective, shrill, chirping, from (Doric dialect) achein to sound, ring (Greek ēchein)
First Known Use
circa 1771, in the meaning defined above