Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cricket of the genus Œcanthus. The snowy tree-cricket, Œ. niveus, of a delicate greenish-white color, often injures the raspberry by laying its eggs in the young shoots. See
Œcanthus .
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Examples
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Should the snowy tree-cricket become very abundant, it might cause much injury, chiefly by cutting off the leaves, as the ordinary cut-worm serves the stem of
Success with Small Fruits Edward Payson Roe 1863
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The shrill screech of a tree-cricket, breaking forth at that moment, hindered me from hearing the reply.
The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Mayne Reid 1850
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