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Definition of Tettigoniidae
1. Noun. Long-horned grasshoppers; katydids.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Order Orthoptera, Orthoptera
Member holonyms: Long-horned Grasshopper, Tettigoniid, Genus Microcentrum, Microcentrum, Anabrus, Genus Anabrus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tettigoniidae
Literary usage of Tettigoniidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rice-feeding Insects of Tropical Asia by Barclay M. Shepard, A. T. Barrion, J. A. Litsinger (1995)
"General defoliators—katydids Conocephalus longipennis (de Haan) Orthoptera:
Tettigoniidae Katydids are also known as meadow grasshoppers and have wide food ..."
2. A Sketch of the Natural History of the District of Columbia: Together with by Waldo Lee McAtee (1918)
"11-83, Pis. I-IV, April 9, 1915. 4 species. Studies in American
Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera) V. A synopsis of the species of the genus Conocephalus ..."
3. Bulletin by Maine Agricultural Experiment Station (1920)
"Sixteen Acrididae, four Gryllidae, and eight Tettigoniidae are believed to occur
in the entire State; three Acrididae, and two Tettigoniidae are recognized ..."
4. Field Book of Insects: With Special Reference to Those of Northeastern by Frank Eugene Lutz (1918)
"... grasshoppers and Crickets was given in the discussion of Tettigoniidae; another
is that the ovipositors of crickets, when long, are needle-like. ..."
5. Entomology, with Special Reference to Its Ecological Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1922)
"In a linear arrangement, Gryllidae - may follow, though not closely related to
Mantidae. Between Gryllidae and Tettigoniidae (formerly ..."
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