Definition of Orthoptera

1. Noun. Grasshoppers and locusts; crickets.

Exact synonyms: Order Orthoptera
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Class Hexapoda, Class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta
Member holonyms: Orthopteran, Orthopteron, Orthopterous Insect, Acrididae, Family Acrididae, Family Locustidae, Locustidae, Family Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniidae, Family Stenopelmatidae, Stenopelmatidae, Family Gryllidae, Gryllidae

Definition of Orthoptera

1. n. pl. An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. See Illust. under Insect.

Definition of Orthoptera

1. Noun. Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order ''Orthoptera'', such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Orthoptera

1. [n]

Medical Definition of Orthoptera

1. An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. 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. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Straight + feather, wing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orthoptera

orthopny
orthopod
orthopoda
orthopods
orthopositronium
orthopoxvirus
orthopoxviruses
orthoprax
orthopraxy
orthoprosthesis
orthopsychiatric
orthopsychiatrist
orthopsychiatrists
orthopsychiatry
orthopter
orthoptera (current term)
orthopteran
orthopterans
orthopterist
orthopterists
orthopteroid
orthopteroids
orthopteron
orthopterous
orthopterous insect
orthopters
orthoptic
orthoptics
orthoptist
orthopyroxene

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