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Answer for the clue "Any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts ", 11 letters:
orthopteran

Word definitions for orthopteran in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context zoology English) Any of many insects of the order ''Orthoptera''

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Orthopteran \Or*thop"ter*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Orthoptera .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts [syn: orthopterous insect , orthopteron ]

Usage examples of orthopteran.

On my way around to my side of the car I was surprised that I had not noticed before how much the taillight resembled an orthopteran ovipositor.