tettigoniid

Noun
  1. Grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male (synset 102230618)
    is a type of: grasshopper, hopper - terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
    subtypes:
    • katydid - large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings
    • jerusalem cricket, sand cricket, stenopelmatus fuscus - large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States
    belongs to: family tettigoniidae, tettigoniidae - long-horned grasshoppers; katydids
    same as: long-horned grasshopper

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