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<zoology> An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc.
The anterior wings are usually thickened and protect the posterior wings, which are larger and fold longitudinally like a fan. The Orthoptera undergo no metamorphosis.
Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Straight + feather, wing.
(01 Mar 1998)
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