orthoptera(n = noun.animal) order orthoptera - grasshoppers and locusts; crickets;
is a kind of animal order
is a member of class hexapoda, class insecta, hexapoda, insecta
An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, mantids, crickets, katydids, etc. See Illust. under Insect. [1913 Webster]
" The anterior wings are usually thickened and protect the membranous posterior wings, which are larger and fold longitudinally like a fan. They also have chewing mouth parts. The