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ORTHOPTEROUS INSECT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orthopterous insect mean?
• ORTHOPTEROUS INSECT (noun)
The noun ORTHOPTEROUS INSECT has 1 sense:
1. any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
Familiarity information: ORTHOPTEROUS INSECT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
orthopteran; orthopteron; orthopterous insect
Hypernyms ("orthopterous insect" is a kind of...):
insect (small air-breathing arthropod)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "orthopterous insect"):
grasshopper; hopper (terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping)
cricket (leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together)
Holonyms ("orthopterous insect" is a member of...):
order Orthoptera; Orthoptera (grasshoppers and locusts; crickets)
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