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orthopterous

or·thop·ter·ous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awr-thop-ter-uh s]
    • /ɔrˈθɒp tər əs/
    • /ɔːθˈɒptərəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-thop-ter-uh s]
    • /ɔrˈθɒp tər əs/

Definitions of orthopterous word

  • adjective orthopterous belonging or pertaining to the Orthoptera, an order of insects, including the cockroaches, mantids, walking sticks, crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids, characterized by leathery forewings, membranous hind wings, and chewing mouthparts. 1
  • noun orthopterous (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Orthoptera. 1
  • adjective orthopterous of, relating to, or belonging to the Orthoptera, a large order of insects, including crickets, locusts, and grasshoppers, having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings, hind legs adapted for leaping, and organs of stridulation 0
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Origin of orthopterous

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30, orthopterous is from the New Latin word orthopterus straight-winged. See ortho-, -pterous

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Parts of speech for Orthopterous

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orthopterous popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • orthopteran

    orthopterous.

  • cockroach

    A cockroach is a large brown insect that is sometimes found in warm places or where food is kept.

  • cricket

    Cricket is an outdoor game played between two teams. Players try to score points, called runs, by hitting a ball with a wooden bat.

  • grasshopper

    any of numerous herbivorous, orthopterous insects, especially of the families Acrididae and Tettigoniidae, having the hind legs adapted for leaping and having chewing mouth parts, some species being highly destructive to vegetation. Compare locust (def 1), long-horned grasshopper.

  • leaf insect

    any of several orthopterous insects of the family Phillidae, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having a body that resembles a leaf in color and form.

  • tegmen

    a cover, covering, or integument.
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