Mole cricket Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun digs in moist soil and feeds on plant roots

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), an orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllotalpa, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The common European species (Gryllotalpa vulgaris), and the American (G. borealis), are the best known.

Webster 1913