Gryllotalpa

/ɡrɪloʊˈtælpə/ noun

Definition

A genus of burrowing crickets commonly called mole crickets, named for their mole-like front legs adapted for digging.

Etymology

Scientific Latin compound: 'gryllus' (cricket) + 'talpa' (mole in Latin), literally 'cricket-mole' because of their resemblance to moles in their digging behavior.

Kelly Says

Mole crickets are evolution's weird experiment—they have cricket bodies but mole-like front legs, and they tunnel underground making them the least visible but most destructive crickets to lawns.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እሬት ምርጥ
e-ret mir-t
ARالعربية
صانع الأرض
sa-an-ul-ar-d
BNবাংলা
মাটির কৃমি
ma-ti-r kri-mi
CACatalà
gripau
gri-pau
CSČeština
zemní cvrček
zem-ni cvr-cek
DADansk
jordhoppe
jord-hop-pe
DEDeutsch
Gryllotalpa
gri-lto-tal-pa
ELΕλληνικά
γρύλλος
gri-los
ESEspañol
grillo de tierra
gri-yo de te-e-ra
FAفارسی
کرم خاکی
ker-m kha-ki
FISuomi
maaperäsirkku
maa-pe-rä-si-rku
FRFrançais
grillotalpa
gri-lo-tal-pa
GUGU
મોટા ભાગે
mo-ta bha-ga-e
HAHA
kifi na kasa
ki-fi na ka-sa
HEעברית
חרק
cha-rek
HIहिन्दी
मिट्टी की झींगुर
mitti ki jhingur
HUMagyar
földcsibe
föld-csi-be
IDBahasa Indonesia
belalang tanah
be-la-lang tan-ah
IGIG
ọkụọrọ ala
o-ku-o-ro a-la
ITItaliano
grillo delle terre
gri-llo delle te-re
JA日本語
ヨーロッパグリル
e-u-ro-pa gu-ri-ru
KKKK
жердің бұршағы
jer-di-ng bur-sha-gy
KMKM
ស្វាយ
s-v-ay
KO한국어
땅개미
ttang-gae-mi
MRMR
मृदाची बोट
mru-da-chi bot
MSBahasa Melayu
belalang tanah
be-la-lang tan-ah
MYမြန်မာ
မြေကြီး
mye-gi
NLNederlands
grashopper
gras-hop-per
NONorsk
jordløper
jord-lø-per
PAPA
ਧਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਝਿੰਗ
dhar-ti da jhin-g
PLPolski
szerszeń
s-zher-szeń
PTPortuguês
grilo-de-terra
gri-lu de-te-ra
RORomână
greier de pământ
gre-e-er de pam-ant
RUРусский
земляной сверчок
zemlyanoy sverchok
SVSvenska
jordlöpare
jord-lo-pa-re
SWKiswahili
mjusi wa ardhi
mu-j-si wa ar-di
TAதமிழ்
மண்ணுள்ள வெட்டுக்கிளி
man-nu-lla ve-ttu-kki-li
TEతెలుగు
నేలపు పురుగు
ne-la-pu pu-ru-gu
THไทย
หนอนดิน
non din
TLTL
lupa sa lupa
lu-pa sa lu-pa
TRTürkçe
toprak karınca
toprak kar-in-ca
UKУкраїнська
земляний коник
zemlyanyy koni-k
URاردو
زمین کی چپڑی
ze-min ki chap-ri
VITiếng Việt
cào đất
cao dat
YOYO
ẹ̀kù
e-ku
ZH中文
田鼠
tián shǔ
ZUZU
isilwane samabhizin
i-si-lwa-ne sa-ma-bhi-zin

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