- short-horned grasshopper
- noun Date: circa 1890 any of a family (Acrididae) of grasshoppers with short antennae
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short-horned grasshopper
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short-horned grasshopper — ☆ short horned grasshopper [shôrt′hôrnd΄ ] n. any of a family (Acrididae) of grasshoppers with antennae much shorter than the body, including most common grasshoppers … English World dictionary
short-horned grasshopper — /shawrt hawrnd / locust (def. 1). [1885 90] * * * any of more than 10,000 species of insects (order Orthoptera) that are characterized by short, heavy antennae, a four valved ovipositor for laying eggs, and three segmented tarsi (distal segments … Universalium
short-horned grasshopper — noun grasshopper with short antennae • Syn: ↑acridid • Hypernyms: ↑grasshopper, ↑hopper • Hyponyms: ↑locust • Member Holonyms: ↑Acrididae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
short-horned grasshopper — short′ horned grass′hopper n. ent locust 1) • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
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short-hornedgrasshopper — short horned grasshopper (shôrtʹhôrnd ) n. A grasshopper of the family Locustidae (or Acrididae), including the locusts that swarm over large areas destroying vegetation. * * * … Universalium
grasshopper — /gras hop euhr, grahs /, n. 1. any of numerous herbivorous, orthopterous insects, esp. of the families Acrididae and Tettigoniidae, having the hind legs adapted for leaping and having chewing mouth parts, some species being highly destructive to… … Universalium
Grasshopper — Taxobox name = Caelifera fossil range=Late Permian Recent image width = 250px image caption = Immature grasshopper regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta ordo = Orthoptera subordo = Caelifera subdivision… … Wikipedia
grasshopper — (Roget s IV) n. Insects commonly called grasshoppers include: katydid, locust, cricket, green grasshopper, short horned grasshopper, long horned grasshopper, red legged grasshopper, Rocky Mountain grasshopper, Mormon cricket, hateful grasshopper; … English dictionary for students
Horned lizard — Taxobox name = Horned Lizards image caption = Short horned Lizard regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Squamata familia = Phrynosomatidae genus = Phrynosoma genus authority = Wiegmann, 1828 subdivision ranks = Species… … Wikipedia
