GRASSHOPPER

grasshopper, hopper

(noun) terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

grasshopper

(noun) a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

grasshopper (plural grasshoppers)

A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.

In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.

In a looser sense, also includes the katydids (also known as longhorned grasshoppers or bush crickets), which are members of the family Tettigoniidae, of the suborder Ensifera.

Synonym: grasshop

Hyponym: locust

A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.

(figuratively) A young student in initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.

(musical instrument) In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key.

Synonym: hopper

Source: Wiktionary

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Grass"hop`per, n.

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididæ and Locustidæ. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged (Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the Old World. See Locust.

Note: The meadow or green grasshoppers belong to the Locustidæ. They have long antennæ, large ovipositors, and stridulating organs at the base of the wings in the male. The European great green grasshopper (Locusta viridissima) belongs to this family. The common American green species mostly belong to Xiphidium, Orchelimum, and Conocephalus.

2. In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key; -- called also the hopper. Grove. Grasshopper engine, a steam engine having a working beam with its fulcrum at one end, the steam cylinder at the other end, and the connecting rod at an intermediate point.

– Grasshopper lobster (Zoöl.) a young lobster. [Local, U. S.] -- Grasshopper warbler (Zoöl.), cricket bird.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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