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orthopterous, a.|ɔːˈθəʊptərəs|
[f. Orthoptera + -ous.]
Belonging to the order Orthoptera.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xxviii. III. 41, I know no orthopterous insect that can be called extremely minute. 1859Sat. Rev. 19 Nov. 612/1 The fantastical varieties of orthopterous insects which simulate inanimate nature in the forests of Ceylon. 1895D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. V. viii. 198 Three millimetres is the least length known for an Orthopterous insect. 1920W. J. Lucas Monogr. Brit. Orthoptera p. v, One or two new ones [sc. species] may fairly be looked for, when those naturalists who investigate our orthopterous fauna have become more numerous. 1965D. R. Ragge Grasshoppers, Crickets & Cockroaches Brit. Isles 2 The various types of Orthopterous insect have little in common. |