"dune cricket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dune crickets [plural]
Etymology: From dune (“a hill of sand, especially in a desert”) + cricket (“kind of insect”), named for the sandy habitats which they live in. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|dune|cricket|t1=a hill of sand, especially in a desert|t2=kind of insect}} dune (“a hill of sand, especially in a desert”) + cricket (“kind of insect”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dune cricket (plural dune crickets)
  1. Any orthopteran in the family Schizodactylidae, not too distantly related to the 'true' crickets in the family Gryllidae, known for inhabiting sandy areas. Categories (lifeform): Crickets and grasshoppers Synonyms: splay-footed cricket, schizodactylid [taxonomy, biology, natural-sciences] Related terms: Schizodactylidae
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