grasshoppernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡrɑːsˌhɒp.ər/us/ˈɡræsˌhɑː.pɚ/a large insect with long back legs that can jump very high and makes a sharp, high noise using its back legs or wings
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Insect names
- anopheles
- ant
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- creepy-crawly
- daddy longlegs
- deathwatch beetle
- dragonfly
- earwig
- insect
- ladybird
- lice
- lightning bug
- locust
- silverfish
- stick insect
- termite
- tortoiseshell butterfly
- tsetse fly
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Examples from literature
- A grasshopper hops on six legs.
- A grasshopper that is 2.5 centimeters long can hop 50 centimeters: That’s twenty times its size!
- Grasshoppers also use their legs to make music!
- Grasshoppers, like all insects, have six legs.
- In Oaxaca, Mexico, there are many grasshoppers.
- Kangaroos hop on two legs, while grasshoppers hop on six.
- So, the grasshopper can move away from danger quickly.
- The people in Oaxaca say that grasshoppers have a very good taste.
- Then they put salt and other things on the cooked grasshoppers.
- They also think grasshoppers are very good for their health.
- This tells other grasshoppers that danger is near.