dune cricket
dune cricket · dune crickets
Any orthopteran in the family Schizodactylidae, not too distantly related to the true…Any orthopteran in the family Schizodactylidae, not too distantly related to the true crickets in the family Gryllidae, known for inhabiting sandy areas.
Meaning
1 sensesAny orthopteran in the family Schizodactylidae, not too distantly related to the true crickets in the family Gryllidae, known for inhabiting sandy areas.
Origin
From dune (“a hill of sand, especially in a desert”) + cricket (“kind of insect”), named fFrom dune (“a hill of sand, especially in a desert”) + cricket (“kind of insect”), named for the sandy habitats which they live in.
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Forms
plural: dune crickets| Singular | dune cricket |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsschizodactylidsplay-footed cricket