lentulid

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noun

Any grasshopper of the family Lentulidae

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounlentulid (plural lentulids)

plural lentulids

  1. Any grasshopper of the family Lentulidae

Origin

  1. translingualLentulidae
  2. Englishlentulid

From translingual Lentulidae, from Latin lentul(us) + -idae, from lentus. By surface analysis, Latin lentus + -ule + -id.

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APA

lentulid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lentulid

MLA

“lentulid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lentulid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lentulid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lentulid.

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