Orthopteroid
//ɔːˈθɒptəɹɔɪd// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc.
"Beccaloni brought his centipede back to the Natural History Museum in London, where he works as a curator of orthopteroids, an order of insects which include crickets and praying mantises."
Example
More examples"Beccaloni brought his centipede back to the Natural History Museum in London, where he works as a curator of orthopteroids, an order of insects which include crickets and praying mantises."
Etymology
From translingual Orthopter(a) + -oid.
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