any of a large order (Orthoptera) of mostly plant-eating insects, including crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids, having chewing mouthparts and narrow, hard forewings that cover membranous hind wings in most species, and undergoing gradual metamorphosis
Derived forms
orthopterous (orˈthopterous)
adjective
Word origin
< ModL Orthoptera < ortho- + Gr pteron, wing, feather