ORTHOPTERON (orthoptera)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: orthoptera   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does orthopteron mean? 

• ORTHOPTERON (noun)
  The noun ORTHOPTERON has 1 sense:

1. any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts

  Familiarity information: ORTHOPTERON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORTHOPTERON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

orthopteran; orthopteron; orthopterous insect

Hypernyms ("orthopteron" is a kind of...):

insect (small air-breathing arthropod)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "orthopteron"):

grasshopper; hopper (terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping)

cricket (leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together)

Holonyms ("orthopteron" is a member of...):

order Orthoptera; Orthoptera (grasshoppers and locusts; crickets)