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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024or•thop•ter•an (ôr thop′tər ən),USA pronunciation adj. - Insectsorthopterous.
n. - Insectsan orthopterous insect.
- Neo-Latin Orthopter(a) (see orthopteron) + -an
- 1895–1900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: orthopteran /ɔːˈθɒptərən/ n ( pl -terans)- Also: orthopteron ( pl -tera / -tərə/) any orthopterous insect
adj - another word for orthopterous
or•thop•ter•ous (ôr thop′tər əs),USA pronunciation adj. - Insectsbelonging or pertaining to the Orthoptera, an order of insects, including the cockroaches, mantids, walking sticks, crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids, characterized by leathery forewings, membranous hind wings, and chewing mouthparts.
- Neo-Latin orthopterus straight-winged. See ortho-, -pterous
- 1820–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: orthopterous /ɔːˈθɒptərəs/, orthopteran adj - of, relating to, or belonging to the Orthoptera, a large order of insects, including crickets, locusts, and grasshoppers, having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings, hind legs adapted for leaping, and organs of stridulation
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