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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024long′-horned grass′hopper, - Insectsany of numerous insects of the family Tettigoniidae, having long, threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male.
Also, long′horn grass′hopper. Also called tettigoniid. Cf. katydid. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grass•hop•per /ˈgræsˌhɑpɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Insectsa plant-eating insect having large hind legs used for leaping.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grass•hop•per (gras′hop′ər, gräs′-),USA pronunciation n. - Insectsany 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 vegetation. Cf. locust (def. 1), long-horned grasshopper.
- a small, light airplane used on low-flying missions, as for reconnaissance.
- Military(cap.) a U.S. antipersonnel mine that jumps off the ground when activated by proximate body heat and sprays shrapnel over a lethal radius of 350 ft. (107 m).
- Winea cocktail of light cream, green crème de menthe, and white crème de menthe or crème de cacao.
- 1275–1325; Middle English; see grass, hopper
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