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Definition of Tettigoniid
1. Noun. Grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male.
Generic synonyms: Grasshopper, Hopper
Group relationships: Family Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniidae
Specialized synonyms: Katydid, Jerusalem Cricket, Sand Cricket, Stenopelmatus Fuscus
Definition of Tettigoniid
1. Noun. (zoology) Any member of the family ''Tettigoniidae'', the katydids or bush-crickets. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tettigoniid
Literary usage of Tettigoniid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Entomology, with Special Reference to Its Ecological Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1922)
"A tettigoniid of the Sudan resembles an ant (Fig. 249), and the resemblance, by
the way, is obtained in a most remarkable manner. ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"... captured July 18, 1906: "3 percent of the food is animal, consisting of the
following: 1 Carabid beetle 1 tettigoniid 1 Leptura vibex 8 Camponotus ..."
3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1916)
"... October 1, December, 1910. (Jorgensen.) Four males, ten females. San Lorenzo,
Prov. of Jujuy. October 30, 1911. (Lizer.) One male. Family tettigoniid. ..."
4. Field Book of Insects: With Special Reference to Those of Northeastern by Frank Eugene Lutz (1918)
"tettigoniid^E \ A proper nickname for the Acrididae is " Locusts." This used to
be very confusing since the scientific name of the long-horned grasshoppers, ..."
5. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1921)
"... and that we all should insist on the correct use of these terms. ORTHOPTERA.—Mr.
Rehn exhibited specimens of the four species of the tettigoniid genus ..."
6. Illustrated Guide to Integrated Pest Management in Rice in Tropical Asia by W. H. Reissig, International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"... of anal hair near the female moth's ovipositor and waits for the moth to lay
eggs. Egg masses are also the food of several predators. tettigoniid and ..."
7. Insect Pests of Rice by M D Pathak, Z R Khan (1994)
"Several bird species and frogs are known to ingest the weevils. tettigoniid
grasshoppers such as Conocephalus fasciatus (De Geer), ..."
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