Noun: orthopteran or'thóp-tu-run
- Any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
"Grasshoppers and crickets are examples of orthopterans";
- orthopterous insect, orthopteron
Derived forms: orthopterans
Type of: insect
Part of: order Orthoptera, Orthoptera
Encyclopedia: Orthopteran