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• grass·hop·per — /ˈgræsˌhɑːpɚ, Brit ˈgrɑːsˌhɒpə/ noun, pl pers [count] : a plant eating insect that has long legs used for jumping …   Useful english dictionary

• hop|per — hop|per1 «HOP uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that hops: »Frogs are good hoppers. 2. a grasshopper or other hopping insect: »In some fields, the hoppers have eaten more than 20 bales of grass to the acre (Wall Street Journal). 3. a container to… …   Useful english dictionary

• hop — car·hop; cat·hop; clod·hop·per; clod·hop·per·ish; clod·hop·ping; grass·hop; hop; Hop·cal·ite; hop·er; hop·ing·ly; hop·kins·ian·ism; hop·lite; hop·lo·car·i·da; hop·lo·ceph·a·lus; hop·lo·nemertea; hop·lo·nemertini; hop·lo·pho·ne·us; hop·per·doz·er; …   English syllables

• grasshopper — grass|hop|per [ˈgra:sˌhɔpə US ˈgræsˌha:pər] n an insect that has long back legs for jumping and that makes short loud noises …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• grasshopper — grass|hop|per [ græs,hapər ] noun count a large insect with long back legs that moves by jumping and makes short high sounds => KNEE HIGH …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• grasshopper — grass•hop•per [[t]ˈgræsˌhɒp ər, ˈgrɑs [/t]] n. 1) ent any of numerous plant eating orthopterous insects of the families Acrididae and Tettigoniidae, having enlarged upper hind legs adapted for leaping 2) vin a cocktail of light cream, crème de… …   From formal English to slang

• C atlanis — Grasshopper Grass hop per, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families {Acridid[ae]} and {Locustid[ae]}, having large hind legs adapted for leaping, and chewing mouth parts. The species and genera are very numerous and some …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Caloptenus femurrubrum — Grasshopper Grass hop per, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families {Acridid[ae]} and {Locustid[ae]}, having large hind legs adapted for leaping, and chewing mouth parts. The species and genera are very numerous and some …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Caloptenus spretus — Grasshopper Grass hop per, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families {Acridid[ae]} and {Locustid[ae]}, having large hind legs adapted for leaping, and chewing mouth parts. The species and genera are very numerous and some …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Grasshopper — Grass hop per, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families {Acridid[ae]} and {Locustid[ae]}, having large hind legs adapted for leaping, and chewing mouth parts. The species and genera are very numerous and some are very… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English