tettigoniid

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɛtɪˈɡəʊniɪd/

Noun

tettigoniid (plural tettigoniids)

1. (zoology) Any member of the family Tettigoniidae, the katydids or bush-crickets.
   • 1975, George O. Poinar, Entomogenous Nematodes: A Manual and Host List of Insect-nematode Associations:

     Representatives of the Mermithidae are the most common nematode parasites of tettigoniids, however spirurids and more rarely, subulurids and thelastomatids, also occur in some members of this family.