orthoptera

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orthoptera - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Orthoptera \Or*thop"te*ra\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'orqo`s
     straight + ? feather, wing.] (Zool.)
     An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers,
     locusts, cockroaches, mantids, crickets, katydids, etc. See
     Illust. under Insect.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The anterior wings are usually thickened and protect
           the membranous posterior wings, which are larger and
           fold longitudinally like a fan. They also have chewing
           mouth parts. The Orthoptera undergo no metamorphosis.
           [1913 Webster +PJC]

orthoptera - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Orthoptera
      n 1: grasshoppers and locusts; crickets [syn: Orthoptera,
           order Orthoptera]