mole cricket


mole cricket

noun

Definition of MOLE CRICKET

: 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

First Known Use of MOLE CRICKET

1714

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