mole cricket

mole cricket

M0371000 (mōl)n. Any of various burrowing orthopteran insects of the family Gryllotalpidae, having short wings and wide front legs adapted for digging, and sometimes damaging plants by feeding on their roots.

mole cricket

n (Animals) any subterranean orthopterous insect of the family Gryllotalpidae, of Europe and North America, similar and related to crickets but having the first pair of legs specialized for digging

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mole cricket - digs in moist soil and feeds on plant rootscricket - leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together