Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Acridoidea — thelocusts and relatedgrasshoppers .
Etymologies
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Acrida + -idae
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Examples
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Upland invertebrate species include gastropod molluscs and many species of insects belonging to the Carabidae, Gryllidae, Acrididae and the Forciculidae (beetle, grasshopper, cricket and earwig) families, of which more than 20 are endemic to the massif.
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire 2008
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_Protenor_ (Hemiptera) _Brachystola_ and many other Acrididae, _Anasa,
Hormones and Heredity J. T. Cunningham 1897
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(Orthoptera: Acrididae) which had the trademark short antennae and powerful, enlarged hind legs for jumping.
unknown title 2009
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