orthopteroid
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ɔːˈθɒptəɹɔɪd/
orthopteroid (plural orthopteroids)
- (entomology) Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc. [from 19th c.]
- 2016, Oliver Holmes, The Guardian, 1 July:
- Beccaloni brought his centipede back to the Natural History Museum in London, where he works as a curator of orthopteroids, an order of insects which include crickets and praying mantises.
- 2016, Oliver Holmes, The Guardian, 1 July:
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