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单词 orthopteran
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Definition of orthopteran in English:

orthopteran

noun ɔːˈθɒpt(ə)rənɔrˈθɑpt(ə)rən
Entomology
  • An insect of the order Orthoptera, such as a grasshopper or cricket.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • More than half of the arthropods were spiders, followed by coleopterans, orthopterans, and homopterans.
    • These include large numbers of cockroaches, crickets, other orthopterans and large moths, as well as geckos and other lizards.
    • Thus, they appear to be specialized morphologically and their long, deep bill may facilitate the capture of large, fleeing prey (e.g. spiders, orthopterans, and geckos) that are uncovered under the leaf litter.
    • Indeed, I have not seen a smooth green snake in southern Michigan in the past twenty-five years and wonder if it is not because pesticides have killed off the little orthopteran insects and spiders that are the mainstay of this snake's diet.
    • Cicadas, orthopterans (crickets, katydids, and grasshoppers), and anurans (frogs and toads) are among the animals that Darwin described as having ‘musical powers.’
adjective ɔːˈθɒpt(ə)rənɔrˈθɑpt(ə)rən
Entomology
  • Relating to or denoting orthopterans.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To ensure that we used biologically meaningful parameter estimates in our model, we used literature values for orthopteran species whenever possible.
    • In other orthopteran species (Tettigoniidae), the duration of ampulla attachment is correlated with female intercopulatory interval.
    • Signal duration and pulse rate are important for female choice, for example, in orthopteran calls but also in some other insects, and even in spiders.
    • The body fossil record of arthropods in the Chinle Formation is limited to beetle elytra and a few poorly preserved wings of orthopteran insects.
    • Orthopteran weight was significantly correlated with blueness on the rump but not with blueness on the breast.

Derivatives

  • orthopterous

  • adjective
    Entomology
    • The Orthopterous insects distinguished by the preceding characters are popularly known under the names of Spectres, Walking-stick and Walking-leaf insects.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Orthopteroid insects are from medium to large size.
 
 

Definition of orthopteran in US English:

orthopteran

nounôrˈTHäpt(ə)rənɔrˈθɑpt(ə)rən
Entomology
  • An insect of the order Orthoptera, such as a grasshopper or cricket.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thus, they appear to be specialized morphologically and their long, deep bill may facilitate the capture of large, fleeing prey (e.g. spiders, orthopterans, and geckos) that are uncovered under the leaf litter.
    • These include large numbers of cockroaches, crickets, other orthopterans and large moths, as well as geckos and other lizards.
    • More than half of the arthropods were spiders, followed by coleopterans, orthopterans, and homopterans.
    • Indeed, I have not seen a smooth green snake in southern Michigan in the past twenty-five years and wonder if it is not because pesticides have killed off the little orthopteran insects and spiders that are the mainstay of this snake's diet.
    • Cicadas, orthopterans (crickets, katydids, and grasshoppers), and anurans (frogs and toads) are among the animals that Darwin described as having ‘musical powers.’
adjectiveôrˈTHäpt(ə)rənɔrˈθɑpt(ə)rən
Entomology
  • Relating to or denoting orthopterans.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Signal duration and pulse rate are important for female choice, for example, in orthopteran calls but also in some other insects, and even in spiders.
    • In other orthopteran species (Tettigoniidae), the duration of ampulla attachment is correlated with female intercopulatory interval.
    • Orthopteran weight was significantly correlated with blueness on the rump but not with blueness on the breast.
    • The body fossil record of arthropods in the Chinle Formation is limited to beetle elytra and a few poorly preserved wings of orthopteran insects.
    • To ensure that we used biologically meaningful parameter estimates in our model, we used literature values for orthopteran species whenever possible.
 
 
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