Mōle'-crĭck'et, n.

noun

n. (Entom.) An insect of the genus Gryllatalpa (G. vulgaris), of a brown color, and having yellowish legs, 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. Eng. Cyc.

An engraved illustration of a mole cricket shown in profile.
Mole-cricket.