prot·orthoptera \|prōd.+\noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from prot- + Orthoptera : an order of extinct insects related to the Orthoptera, known only from the Upper Carboniferous and Permian, and characterized by numerous venational features recalling the Orthoptera • prot·orthopteran\“+\adjective or noun • prot·orthopteron\“+\noun • prot·orthopterous\“+\adjective