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Orthopteran

One of the Orthoptera.

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Cricket 76% connected

An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the vei…

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Grasshopper 76% connected

Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the…

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Hopper 76% connected

One who, or that which, hops.

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Insect 76% connected

One of the Insecta; esp., one of the Hexapoda. See Insecta.

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Actinozoan noun · 86% connection

sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed

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Anapsid noun · 86% connection

primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles

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Anapsid reptile noun · 86% connection

primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles

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Arachnid noun · 86% connection

air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

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Arachnoid noun · 86% connection

air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

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Arthropod noun · 86% connection

invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

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Asian horseshoe crab noun · 86% connection

horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia

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Centipede noun · 86% connection

chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being…

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Class Merostomata noun · 86% connection

used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida

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Cnidarian noun · 86% connection

radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp a…

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Coelenterate noun · 86% connection

radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp a…

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Diapsid noun · 86% connection

reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye

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Diapsid reptile noun · 86% connection

reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye

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Diapsida noun · 86% connection

used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archos…

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Eurypterid noun · 86% connection

large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs

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Eutherian noun · 86% connection

mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials

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Eutherian mammal noun · 86% connection

mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials

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False scorpion noun · 86% connection

small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion

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Orthopterous adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the Orthoptera.

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Palpus noun · 78% connection

A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; a…

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Pseudoneuroptera n. pl. · 78% connection

division of insects (Zool.) reticulated wings, as in the Neuroptera, but having an active pupa state. It includes the dragon flies, Ma…

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Saltatoria n. pl. · 78% connection

A division of Orthoptera including grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets.

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Stridulation noun · 78% connection

The act of making shrill sounds or musical notes by rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by the males of many insects, espe…

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Tegmen noun · 78% connection

One of the elytra of an insect, especially of certain Orthoptera.

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Ulonata n. pl. · 78% connection

A division of insects nearly equivalent to the true Orthoptera.

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Orthoptera n. pl. · 72% connection

An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. See Illust. under Insect.

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