orthopteroid
English
editEtymology
editFrom Orthopter(a) + -oid.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editorthopteroid (plural orthopteroids)
- (entomology) Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc. [from 19th c.]
- 2016 July 1, Oliver Holmes, The Guardian:
- 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.