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mole cricket
(redirected from Gryllotalpidae)

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mole cricket  (ml)
n.
Any of various burrowing crickets of the family Gryllotalpidae, having short wings and front legs well adapted for digging and feeding mainly on the roots of plants.
mole cricket
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any subterranean orthopterous insect of the family Gryllotalpidae, of Europe and North America, similar and related to crickets but having the first pair of legs specialized for digging
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Noun1.mole cricket - digs in moist soil and feeds on plant rootsmole cricket - digs in moist soil and feeds on plant roots
cricket - leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
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