Orthoptera \Or*thop"te*ra\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'orqo`s
straight + ? feather, wing.]
(Zool.)
An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers,
locusts, cockroaches, mantids, crickets, katydids, etc. See
Illust. under Insect.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The anterior wings are usually thickened and protect the membranous posterior wings, which are larger and fold longitudinally like a fan. They also have chewing mouth parts. The Orthoptera undergo no metamorphosis. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Orthoptera
noun1: grasshoppers and locusts; crickets [syn: Orthoptera, order Orthoptera]
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