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{{short description|Study of grasshoppers and related insects}} |
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'''Orthopterology''' is the scientific study of [[grasshopper]]s, [[cricket (insect)|crickets]] and other insects |
'''Orthopterology''' is the scientific study of the order [[Orthoptera]], which includes [[grasshopper]]s, [[cricket (insect)|crickets]], [[locust]]s and some other insects. Someone that studies in this field is an '''orthopterist'''. |
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The term is derived from the [[Ancient Greek]] words {{lang|el|[[wikt:ὀρθός|ὀρθός]]}} and {{lang|el|[[wikt:πτερόν|πτερόν]]}}, meaning ''straight'' and ''wing'' respectively, with the English suffix ''[[-logy]]''.<ref>This ultimately derives from Greek {{lang|grc|[[wiktionary:-λογία|-λογία]]}}, but via Latin ''-logia'' and French ''-logie''. </ref> |
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==Orthopterology as a science== |
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A notable branch of orthopterology is '''{{visible anchor|Acridology|text=acridology}}''', which focuses on locusts and grasshoppers in the family [[Acrididae]] and is relevant to famine prevention. |
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==Orthopterological societies== |
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* Association for Applied Acridology International |
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* [[Orthopterists' Society]] |
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* [[German Society for Orthopterology]] |
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==Orthopterological Journals== |
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* [[Journal of Orthoptera Research]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[LUBILOSA]] |
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==References== |
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<references /> |
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==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050615144819/http://www.affa.gov.au/content/output.cfm?ObjectID=D2C48F86-BA1A-11A1-A2200060B0A00383 Australian Plague Locust Commission] |
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*[http://www.orthoptera.org/ The Orthopterists' Society] |
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*[http://www.acrida.info AcridAfrica, les acridiens d'Afrique de l'Ouest] |
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{{Entomology}} |
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[[Category:Subfields of entomology]] |
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[[Category:Orthoptera]] |
[[Category:Orthoptera]] |
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Orthopterology is the scientific study of the order Orthoptera, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, locusts and some other insects. Someone that studies in this field is an orthopterist.
The term is derived from the Ancient Greek words ὀρθός and πτερόν, meaning straight and wing respectively, with the English suffix -logy.[1]
A notable branch of orthopterology is acridology, which focuses on locusts and grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and is relevant to famine prevention.
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