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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 mouthpartsplay

  Familiarity information: ORTHOPTEROUS INSECT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ORTHOPTEROUS INSECT (noun)


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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