Orthoptera

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Orthoptera
       n : grasshoppers and locusts; crickets [syn: {order Orthoptera}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  orthopteron
       n : any of various insects having leathery forewings and
           membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts [syn: {orthopterous
           insect}, {orthopteran}]
       [also: {orthoptera} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  orthoptera
       See {orthopteron}