or|thop|ter|ous

or|thop|ter|ous
or|thop|ter|ous «awr THOP tuhr uhs», adjective.
of or belonging to an order of insects characterized by longitudinally folded, membranous hind wings covered by hard, narrow forewings, and having mouthparts adapted for chewing. Orthopterous insects have an incomplete metamorphosis. The order includes crickets, grasshoppers, locusts, and cockroaches.

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