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Definition of European house cricket
1. Noun. Lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America.
Lexicographical Neighbors of European House Cricket
Literary usage of European house cricket
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1904)
"I traced the sound to the boiler- room and found, as I had expected, the European
house cricket, which I had never before met with in this country. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia by American Entomological Society, Entomological Society of Philadelphia (1864)
"... and having a close resemblance to, if not the same as, the European house-cricket
of which I have got 2 poor specimens with which to compare them. ..."
3. The California Scrap-book: A Repository of Useful Information and Select by Oscar Tully Shuck (1869)
"... until one of the insects flees from the field or is disabled. It must be
remembered that the European house cricket is not known ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americanaedited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1903)
"... wings is a raised toothed ridge which rubs on the drumhead above it. The females
are silent. They are dull blackish brown. The European house-cricket ..."
5. Tenants of an Old Farm: Leaves from the Note-book of a Naturalist by Henry Christopher McCook (1902)
"We have several species, natives of our section, representing three genera, and
besides these the common European house-cricket (Gryllus ..."
6. Indian Notices: Or, Sketches of the Habits, Characters, Languages by William Hilhouse (1825)
"... commonly heard before rain, something like that" of the European house-cricket.
No. 5. ..."
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