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Definitions for: Grasshopper
[n] terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
[n] a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)
Webster (1913) Definition: Grass"hop`per, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the
families Acridid[ae] and Locustid[ae]. 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
Locustid[ae]. They have long antenn[ae], 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 (Zo["o]l.) a young lobster. [Local, U.
S.]
Grasshopper warbler (Zo["o]l.), cricket bird.
Synonyms: hopper
See Also: acridid, cocktail, creme de menthe, long-horned grasshopper, orthopteran, orthopteron, orthopterous insect, short-horned grasshopper, tettigoniid
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