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OECANTHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Oecanthus mean?
• OECANTHUS (noun)
The noun OECANTHUS has 1 sense:
1. tree crickets
Familiarity information: OECANTHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tree crickets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Oecanthus; Oecanthus
Hypernyms ("Oecanthus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Oecanthus"):
tree cricket (pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation)
Holonyms ("Oecanthus" is a member of...):
family Gryllidae; Gryllidae (crickets)
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"Who does, pays." (Catalan proverb)
"He who digs a pit for another falls into it himself." (Czech proverb)