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ORTHOPTERA
Orthoptera, order Orthoptera
(noun) grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
orthoptera (plural orthopteras)
Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order Orthoptera, such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts
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Source: Wiktionary
Or*thop"te*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. See Illust. under Insect.
Note: The anterior wings are usually thickened and protect the posterior wings, which are larger and fold longitudinally like a fan. The Orthoptera undergo no metamorphosis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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