- long-horned grasshopper
- noun Date: 1893 any of various grasshoppers (family Tettigoniidae) distinguished by their very long antennae
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long-horned grasshopper — n. any of a family (Tettigoniidae) of greenish grasshoppers with long antennae … English World dictionary
long-horned grasshopper — long′ horned grass′hopper n. ent any of numerous insects of the family Tettigoniidae, having long, threadlike antennae • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
long-horned grasshopper — any of numerous insects of the family Tettigoniidae, having long, threadlike antennae and well developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male. Also, longhorn grasshopper. Also called tettigoniid. Cf. katydid. [1890 95] * * * ▪ insect… … Universalium
long-horned grasshopper — noun grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male • Syn: ↑tettigoniid • Hypernyms: ↑grasshopper, ↑hopper • Hyponyms: ↑katydid, ↑sand cricket, ↑ … Useful english 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
long-hornedgrasshopper — long horned grasshopper n. Any of various large, usually greenish insects of the family Tettigoniidae, having very long, slender antennae. * * * … 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 — Among the insects mentioned in the Bible as permitted for food are those that go upon all fours, which have jointed legs above their feet, wherewith to leap upon the earth (see animals of the bible ). These are the arbeh ( locust ) after its… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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
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
