wart-biter
/ˈwɔːtˌbaɪtə(r)/noun
1- a large mottled green or brown bush cricket that inhabits coarse grassland in Europe欧洲草地蟋蟀。
1.1
- Decticus verrucivorous, family Tettigoniidae.拉丁名Decticus verrucivorous,螽斯科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: so named from the reputed former use in Sweden of such crickets to bite off warts.