dune cricket
dune cricket noun: any orthopteran in the family Schizodactylidae, not too distantly related to the true crickets in the family Gryllidae, known for inhabiting sandy areas.
Noun
dune cricket (plural dune crickets)
- Any orthopteran in the family Schizodactylidae, not too distantly related to the true crickets in the family Gryllidae, known for inhabiting sandy areas.
- The Thar desert in Rajasthan is home to two of the seven known dune cricket species.2023 September 24, Geetha Iyer, “Dune Crickets: The Underdogs of the Thar Desert”, in roundglass sustain, roundglass, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2024
- Synonyms:
- splay-footed cricket, schizodactylid
Synonyms of dune cricket
- splay-footed cricket
- schizodactylid
Forms of dune cricket
| plural | dune crickets |
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Origin of dune cricket
From dune (“a hill of sand, especially in a desert”) + cricket (“kind of insect”), named for the sandy habitats which they live in.
Questions about dune cricket
- What does dune cricket mean?
- Dune cricket means any orthopteran in the family Schizodactylidae, not too distantly related to the true crickets in the family Gryllidae, known for inhabiting sandy areas.
- What part of speech is dune cricket?
- Dune cricket is a noun.
- What is the plural of dune cricket?
- The plural of dune cricket is dune crickets.
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