grasshopper
A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump…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.
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» That's not a cricket. It's a grasshopper.
Das ist keine Grille, sondern ein Grashüpfer! — Yorwba
Это не сверчок. Это кузнечик. — Balamax
Це не цвіркун. Це коник. — Balamax
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 sensesA 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.
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.
Grashüpfer
кузне́чикkuznéčik, кобы́лкаkobýlka, саранча́sarančá
ко́никkónyk
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.
A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.
a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)
(figuratively)A young student in the initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent.
(slang)A frequent user of marijuana.
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.
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.
Examples
37 sentencesThat's not a cricket. It's a grasshopper.
Це не цвіркун. Це коник. — Balamax
ruЭто не сверчок. Это кузнечик. — Balamax
deDas ist keine Grille, sondern ein Grashüpfer! — Yorwba
That's the biggest grasshopper I've ever seen.
The grasshoppers are chirping.
Цвіркуни сюрчать. — deniko
deDie Grillen zirpen. — Manfredo
The mouse ate the grasshopper.
Миша з'їла коника. — deniko
deDie Maus verspeiste den Grashüpfer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
John's food was grasshoppers and wild honey.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English grashoppere, alteration of earlier grashoppe, from Old English græshopFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: grasshoppers| Singular | grasshopper |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
21 related wordsSee also
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