tettigoniid

[ tet-i-goh-nee-id ]

noun

1. long-horned grasshopper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tettigoniid¹

1920–25; < New Latin Tettigoniidae family name, equivalent to Tettigoni ( a ) genus name (formed on Greek tettīg-, stem of téttīx cicada) + -idae -id ²