τρωξαλλίς
From LSJ
φιλοσοφώτερον καὶ σπουδαιότερον ποίησις ἱστορίας ἐστίν: ἡ μὲν γὰρ ποίησις μᾶλλον τὰ καθόλου, ἡ δ' ἱστορία τὰ καθ' ἕκαστον λέγει → poetry is something more scientific and serious than history, because poetry tends to give general truths while history gives particular facts
English (LSJ)
ίδος, ἡ,
A grasshopper or locust, Alex.15.12; ἀκρὶς τ. Dsc.2.52; troxallis (v.l. trixallis, etc.), Plin.HN30.117; τρωξαλλίς (also τριξελλας, τοξαλλίς) = grillus, Gloss.
