orthopteron (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *orthopteron*:
NOUN	animal	orthopteron, orthopterous insect, orthopteran	any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts

English > *orthopteron*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts.
Synonyms	orthopterous insect, orthopteran
Member of	Orthoptera, order Orthoptera	grasshoppers and locusts
Narrower	cricket	leaping insect
Narrower	grasshopper, hopper	terrestrial / terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
Broader	insect	small air-breathing arthropod
Spanish	ortóptero, ortópteros
Catalan	ortòpter

HyperDic: orthopteron