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wingless grasshopper — /wɪŋləs ˈgrashɒpə/ (say wingluhs grahshopuh) noun any of various species of flightless grasshoppers, sometimes found in plague proportions …
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 — /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
leaf-rolling grasshopper — ▪ insect also called wingless cricket any of a group of insects in the family Gryllacrididae (order Orthoptera) that are wingless or nearly wingless, have long cerci and antennae, and appear somewhat humpbacked. The California leaf roller … Universalium
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-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
orthopteran — /awr thop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. orthopterous. n. 2. an orthopterous insect. [1895 1900; < NL Orthopter(a) (see ORTHOPTERON) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction broadly, any member of one of four insect orders. Orthopteran has come to be regarded… … Universalium
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate … Wikipedia
Jerusalem cricket — noun large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States • Syn: ↑sand cricket, ↑Stenopelmatus fuscus • Hypernyms: ↑long horned grasshopper, ↑tettigoniid • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ant — For other uses, see Ant (disambiguation). Ants Temporal range: 130–0 Ma … Wikipedia
