dictyopterous insect

Definitions of dictyopterous insect

1. noun

   cockroaches and mantids
   types:

   cockroach, roach

   any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests

   mantid, mantis

   predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer

   Asiatic cockroach, Blatta orientalis, blackbeetle, oriental cockroach, oriental roach

   dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution

   American cockroach, Periplaneta americana

   large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed

   Australian cockroach, Periplaneta australasiae

   widely distributed in warm countries

   Blattella germanica, Croton bug, German cockroach, crotonbug, water bug

   small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest

   giant cockroach

   large tropical American cockroaches

   Mantis religioso, praying mantid, praying mantis

   the common mantis

   type of:

   insect

   a small creature with six legs, three body fragments, two antennae, and usually wings belonging in the Arthropoda phylum