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Definition of: orthopteran
(ô·thop′tər·ən) noun
Any of an order (Orthoptera) of insects with membranous hind wings and coriaceous, usually straight fore wings, including locusts, crickets, grasshoppers, cockroaches, etc.
—adjective Of or pertaining to the Orthoptera. Also or·thop′ter·on. [<NL <Gk. orthos straight + pteron a wing]
—or·thop′ter·al, or·thop′ter·ous adjective
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