orthopteroid

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UK/ɔːˈθɒptəɹɔɪd/

noun

Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounorthopteroid (plural orthopteroids)

plural orthopteroids

  1. biologyAny of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc.First known use 19th c.

    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.

    2016 July 1, Oliver Holmes, The Guardian

Origin

From translingual Orthopter(a) + -oid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

prototheorid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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