SINCE 1828
Gryllotalpa
noun
Gryl·lo·tal·pa
| \ -ləˈtalpə\
Definition of Gryllotalpa
: a genus (the type of the family Gryllotalpidae) of large burrowing insects comprising the mole crickets that are related to the true crickets but have the forelimbs modified for digging
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