What does orthoptera mean?
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or·thopter·a
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Princeton's WordNet
Orthoptera, order Orthopteranoun
grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
Wiktionary
orthopteranoun
Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order Orthoptera, such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts
Wikipedia
Orthoptera
Orthoptera (from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós) 'straight', and πτερά (pterá) 'wings') is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – grasshoppers, locusts, and close relatives; and Ensifera – crickets and close relatives. More than 20,000 species are distributed worldwide. The insects in the order have incomplete metamorphosis, and produce sound (known as a "stridulation") by rubbing their wings against each other or their legs, the wings or legs containing rows of corrugated bumps. The tympanum, or ear, is located in the front tibia in crickets, mole crickets, and bush crickets or katydids, and on the first abdominal segment in the grasshoppers and locusts. These organisms use vibrations to locate other individuals. Grasshoppers and other orthopterans are able to fold their wings (i.e. they are members of Neoptera).
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orthoptera
Orthoptera is an order of insects that includes grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and locusts. These insects are characterized by their large hind legs adapted for jumping, as well as their wings, which are typically folded flat over the body. Many species within this order are also known for their ability to produce sound through a process called stridulation.
Wikidata
Orthoptera
Orthoptera is an order of insects with paurometabolous or incomplete metamorphosis, including the grasshoppers, crickets, weta, and locusts. Many insects in this order produce sound by rubbing their wings against each other or their legs, the wings or legs containing rows of corrugated bumps. The tympanum or ear is located in the front tibia in crickets, mole crickets, and katydids, and on the first abdominal segment in the grasshoppers and locusts. These organisms use vibrations to locate other individuals. Grasshoppers are able to fold their wings, placing them in the group Neoptera.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Orthoptera
or-thop′tėr-a, n. an order of insects with wing-covers, that overlap at the top when shut, under which are the true wings, which fold lengthwise like a fan.—ns. Orthop′ter, Orthop′teran, an insect of the order orthoptera; Orthopterol′ogy.—adj. Orthop′terous, pertaining to the orthoptera. [Gr. orthos, straight, ptera, pl. of pteron, wing.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Orthoptera
An order of insects comprising two suborders: Caelifera and Ensifera. They consist of GRASSHOPPERS, locusts, and crickets (GRYLLIDAE).
Entomology
Orthoptera
straight winged: an ordinal term applied to insects in which the primaries are not used in flight, but cover the longitudinally folded secondaries; mouth mandibulate; head set into prothorax, the latter free; metamorphosis incomplete.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of orthoptera in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of orthoptera in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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