acridid

Definitions of acridid
  1. noun
    grasshopper with short antennae
    synonyms: short-horned grasshopper
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    types:
    locust
    migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
    Locusta migratoria, migratory locust
    Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation
    migratory grasshopper
    serious pest of grain-growing and range areas of central and western United States
    type of:
    grasshopper, hopper
    terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
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