- mole cricket
- noun Date: 1714 any of a family (Gryllotalpidae) of widely distributed orthopteran insects that have broad front legs adapted for digging in moist soil and that feed largely on the roots of plants
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Mole cricket — Mole Mole, n. [OE. molle, either shortened fr. moldwerp, or from the root of E. mold soil: cf. D. mol, OD. molworp. See {Moldwarp}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any insectivore of the family {Talpid[ae]}. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mole cricket — n. any of a family (Gryllotalpidae) of crickets having large front legs specialized for burrowing, and feeding chiefly on roots … English World dictionary
Mole cricket — This article is about the mole cricket species. For the character of the same name, see Mother 3. Mole cricket Gryllotalpa brachyptera, Victoria, Australia Scientific classification … Wikipedia
mole cricket — any of several burrowing crickets of the family Gryllotalpidae that have fossorial forelegs and that feed on the roots of plants. [1705 15] * * * ▪ insect any of about 65 species of insects (order Orthoptera) that are sometimes placed in the… … Universalium
mole cricket — noun a large burrowing nocturnal cricket like insect. [Family Gryllotalpidae: many species.] … English new terms dictionary
mole-cricket — n. Churr worm, jarr worm, eve churr, earth crab, fen cricket (Gryllotalpa vulgaris) … New dictionary of synonyms
mole cricket — /ˈmoʊl krɪkət/ (say mohl krikuht) noun any burrowing insect of the family Gryllotalpidae, brown in colour, related to the true cricket, but with front claws adapted for digging in order to eat the roots of grasses and other plants …
mole cricket — noun digs in moist soil and feeds on plant roots • Hypernyms: ↑cricket … Useful english dictionary
mole cricket — noun Any of various large insects from the family Gryllotalpidae that burrow into moist soil and feed on plant roots … Wiktionary
Operation Mole Cricket 19 — Part of the 1982 Lebanon War … Wikipedia
