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| or·thop·ter·an [ àwr thóptərən ] or or·thop·ter·on [ àwr thóptərən ] |
noun (plural or·thop·ter·ans) (plural or·thop·ter·ons) |
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primitive insect: a member of the order Orthoptera of primitive winged insects such as cockroaches, mantises, locusts, and crickets
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insects
Same as orthopterous
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Orthoptera (plural) "those with straight wings" < Greek pteron "wing"] |
