gryllus domesticus

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gryllus domesticus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cricket \Crick"et\ (kr?k"?t), n. [OE. criket, OF. crequet,
     criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D.
     kriek a cricket. See Creak.] (Zool.)
     An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied
     genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing
     together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings.
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     Note: The common European cricket is Gryllus domesticus;
           the common large black crickets of America are Gryllus niger
           , Gryllus neglectus, and others.
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     Balm cricket. See under Balm.
  
     Cricket bird, a small European bird (Silvia locustella);
        -- called also grasshopper warbler.
  
     Cricket frog, a small American tree frog (Acris gryllus);
        -- so called from its chirping.
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