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Definition of: gryllid
(gril′id) noun
One of a family (Gryllidae) of orthopterous insects having the hind legs specialized for jumping, long, slender antennae, and wings frequently reduced or absent; a cricket.
—adjective Of or pertaining to the Gryllidae. [<NL <L gryllus a grasshopper <Gk. gryllos]
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