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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: grasshop
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noun
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.
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Synonyms: grasshop
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noun
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 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.
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noun
A young student in the initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
A frequent user of marijuana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: drugs, medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: hopper
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noun
A fairy chess piece which moves orthogonally or diagonally, but must hop over a piece to move or capture, landing one square beyond the hopped piece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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verb
Of a crop, to be ruined or destroyed by grasshoppers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To move a riverboat over an obstruction, such as a sandbar.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
Of an animal, to hunt and eat grasshoppers.
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Usage: rare, transitive
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noun
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hopper
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Broader terms: orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteran
Narrower terms: short-horned grasshopper, acridid, long-horned grasshopper, tettigoniid
noun
a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cocktail
History
From Middle English grashoppere, alteration of earlier grashoppe, from Old English græshoppa (“grasshopper”). Equivalent to grass + hopper. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäärshupper, Dutch grashupper, grashipper, German Low German Grashüpper, Gresshüpper, German Grashüpfer, Danish græshoppe, Swedish gräshoppa, Norwegian gresshoppe.
Across languages
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