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Acheta

Noun

1. A genus of crickets that includes the common house cricket (Acheta domesticus).

Sample sentence: The acheta chirping in the backyard provided a soothing soundtrack to the warm summer evening.

Noun

2. Any cricket belonging to the genus Acheta.

Sample sentence: They captured several achetas in a net for their science project on different cricket species.

Noun

3. The dried and ground body of a cricket, used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Sample sentence: Traditional healers often use acheta to prepare herbal concoctions for various ailments.

Adjective

1. Pertaining to or characteristic of the Acheta genus.

Sample sentence: The acheta species are known for their distinctive chirping sounds.