gryllid

gryllid
\\ˈgrilə̇d\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin Gryllidae
: a member of the Gryllidae : cricket

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/gril"id/, n.
cricket1 (def. 1).
[ < NL Gryllidae the cricket family, equiv. to Gryll(us) a genus (L grillus cricket) + -idae -ID2]

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  • gryllid — /gril id/, n. cricket1 (def. 1). [ < NL Gryllidae the cricket family, equiv. to Gryll(us) a genus (L grillus cricket) + idae ID2] * * * …   Universalium

  • gryllid — gryl·lid …   English syllables

  • gryllid —   n. cricket (insect); a. pertaining to or like cricket; belonging to cricket family of insects …   Dictionary of difficult words

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