Orthopteroidea

plural noun

Or·​thop·​ter·​oi·​dea

in some classifications

: a superorder or other division of Insecta that includes Orthoptera together with various other groups (as Phasmatodea, Dermaptera, and Diploglossata)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Orthoptera + -oidea

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