直翅目

zhíchìmù
noun #79,063

Meanings

  1. 1 Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Huángchóng, xīshuài hé zhōngsī dōu shǔyú zhíchìmù.
Locusts, crickets, and katydids all belong to the order Orthoptera.
HSK 7-9
Zhíchìmù kūnchóng yǐ jǔjiáo shì kǒuqì hé fādá de hòutuǐ zhùchēng.
Orthoptera are known for their chewing mouthparts and well-developed hind legs.

Tips

memory
(straight) + (wing) + (order) - 'straight-winged order', a literal calque of Greek orthós (straight) + pteron (wing). The name refers to the narrow, straight forewings.

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