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ORTHOPTEROUS INSECT
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
Synonyms:
orthopteran; orthopteron; orthopterous insect
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("orthopterous insect" is a kind of...):
insect (small air-breathing arthropod)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "orthopterous insect"):
grasshopper; hopper (terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping)
cricket (leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together)
Holonyms ("orthopterous insect" is a member of...):
order Orthoptera; Orthoptera (grasshoppers and locusts; crickets)