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orthropteroid

orthropteroid is the misspelling of orthopteroid.

Meaning of orthopteroid

Noun

orthopteroid (plural orthopteroids)

  1. Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc.
    • Beccaloni brought his centipede back to the Natural History Museum in London, where he works as a curator of orthopteroids, an order of insects which include crickets and praying mantises.2016 July 1, Oliver Holmes, The Guardian

Questions about orthropteroid

What is orthropteroid the misspelling of?
Orthropteroid is the misspelling of orthopteroid.

Words near orthropteroid in the dictionary

  1. orthoxylene
  2. orthoxylenes
  3. orthoëpist
  4. orthoëpists
  5. orthoëpy
  6. orthropteroid
  7. orthros
  8. Orthrus
  9. orthöepy
  10. orthœpy
  11. orticant

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