Acheta

noun

Ach·​e·​ta

ˈa-kə-tə

: a genus of crickets including the common American house crickets and field crickets

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, male cicada, from Greek (Doric dialect) acheta, achetas (Greek ēcheta, ēchetēs), literally, chirping one, from acheta, achetas, adjective, shrill, chirping, from (Doric dialect) achein to sound, ring (Greek ēchein)

First Known Use

circa 1771, in the meaning defined above

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