1. any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts; [syn: orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteran]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
orthopteron
n 1: any of various insects having leathery forewings and
membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts [syn:
orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteran]