Orthoptera, order Orthoptera
(noun) grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
orthoptera (plural orthopteras)
Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order Orthoptera, such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts
• proto-Earth
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
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
