1. Resembling or relating to orthopterans (insects such as grasshoppers, crickets, and cockroaches); having characteristics typical of the order Orthoptera.
Usage: technical; zoological

1. An organism or creature that resembles an orthopteran insect in structure or appearance.
Usage: technical; zoological

Examples

• The fossil displayed orthopteroid features, including elongated hind legs and segmented wings.
• Scientists classified the ancient insect as orthopteroid based on its body structure.
• The orthopteroid characteristics of the specimen suggested it belonged to an early branch of the grasshopper lineage.
• Researchers identified several orthopteroid traits in the newly discovered arthropod.
• The museum's collection includes several orthopteroid fossils from the Mesozoic era.