noun
Meaning 1
A cricket of the species Acheta domestica.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
house cricket
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History
Etymology
Compound of house + cricket. It is frequently found in houses, between the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: grill domèstic — Acheta domestica
- Esperanto: hejma grilo — Acheta domestica
- Finnish: kotisirkka — Acheta domestica
- French: grillon domestique — Acheta domestica
- German: Hausgrille — Acheta domestica
- German: Heimchen — Acheta domestica
- Hungarian: házi tücsök — Acheta domestica
- Khiamniungan Naga: tǖlīh — Acheta domestica
- Norman: critchet d'âtre — Acheta domestica
- Russian: домо́вый сверчо́к (domóvyj sverčók) — Acheta domestica
- Swedish: hussyrsa — Acheta domestica
- Ukrainian: ха́тній цвірку́н (xátnij cvirkún) — Acheta domestica