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noun
Any orthopteran in the family Schizodactylidae, not too distantly related to the true crickets in the family Gryllidae, known for inhabiting sandy areas.
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Synonyms: splay-footed cricket, schizodactylid
Antonyms: none provided
History
From dune (“a hill of sand, especially in a desert”) + cricket (“kind of insect”), named for the sandy habitats which they live in.
