Orthoptera
/ɔːˈθɒptərə/1
- Entomology an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, crickets, and their relatives. They have a saddle-shaped thorax, hind legs that are typically long and modified for jumping, and a characteristic song which the male produces by stridulation.【昆】直翅目。
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- as plural noun orthoptera insects of this order直翅目昆虫。
派生词
orthopteran
noun & adjectiveorthopterous
adjective词源
modern Latin (plural), from ORTHO- 'straight' + Greek pteros 'wing'.