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Dictionary definition: Ensifera

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Ensifera (subclass Pterygota , order Orthoptera ) Suborder of orthopterans in which the antennae have more than 30 segments, usually many more, and in some groups are several times the length of the body. When present, auditory organs are found on the fore tibia, and stridulation is produced by friction between modified veins on ...

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