GRASSHOPPER Definition & Meaning

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grasshopper

[ gras-hop-er ]

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noun

any of numerous herbivorous, orthopterous insects, especially of the families Acrididae and Tettigoniidae, having the hind legs adapted for leaping and having chewing mouth parts, some species being highly destructive to vegetation. Compare locust ( def 1 ), long-horned grasshopper.
a small, light airplane used on low-flying missions, as for reconnaissance.
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a cocktail of light cream, green crème de menthe, and white crème de menthe or crème de cacao.

grasshopper

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noun

any orthopterous insect of the families Acrididae ( short-horned grasshoppers ) and Tettigoniidae ( long-horned grasshoppers ), typically terrestrial, feeding on plants, and producing a ticking sound by rubbing the hind legs against the leathery forewings See also locust katydid
knee-high to a grasshopper informal.
very young or very small
an iced cocktail of equal parts of crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and cream
modifier unable to concentrate on any one subject for long
a grasshopper mind

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Origin of grasshopper¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English; grass ( def ), hopper ( def )

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Idioms and Phrases

see knee-high to a grasshopper .

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Our focus is on responses in plant-feeding populations, from tiny grasshoppers to giant pandas.

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Whether you are a grasshopper or a bird or a human, if you start destroying the environment in which you live, then you are overpopulated.

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In Japan grasshoppers, silkworms, and wasps were traditionally eaten in land-locked areas where meat and fish were scarce.

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This summer, thousands of grasshoppers will take flight in northeast California, eating everything in their path and likely destroying crops along the way.

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“It wasn’t like we saw him pulling the wings of grasshoppers just to watch them suffer. He wasn’t one of those people,” Prof Webb says.

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