orthopteron

[ awr-thop-tuh-ron, -ter-uhn ]

noun

, plural or·thop·ter·a [awr-, thop, -ter-, uh].

1. an orthopterous insect.

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthopteron¹

1875–80; < New Latin, singular of Orthoptera name of the order. See orthopterous

Example Sentences

So when you say "cockroach", you're mimicking an Englishman impersonating a Spaniard imitating the nocturnal orthopteron itself.

From BBC

Mounted specimens of various common species of orthoptera.

From Project Gutenberg

The generality of this fact is quite remarkable: it holds good with almost all mammals, birds, amphibians, and fishes; also with many crustaceans, spiders and some few insects, namely certain orthoptera and libellulæ.

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The Stick-insect—The Phasmidoe or spectres, another class of orthoptera, present as close a resemblance to small branches or leafless twigs as their congeners do to green leaves.

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Phasmidæ or spectres, another class of orthoptera, present as close a resemblance to small branches or leafless twigs as their congeners do to green leaves.

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