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Word: Orthoptera
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin (plural), from ortho- ‘straight’ + Greek pteros ‘wing’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɔːˈθɒptərə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, crickets, and their relatives. They have a saddle-shaped thorax, hind legs that are typically long and modified for jumping, and a characteristic song which the male produces by stridulation.
Short Definition:order of insects that comprises grasshoppers, crickets
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