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grasshopper

[gras-hop-er] / ˈgræsˌhɒp ər /


NOUN
locust
Synonyms
STRONG


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The researchers partnered with farmers in Senegal who regularly face outbreaks of the Senegalese grasshopper.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Whether you are a grasshopper or a bird or a human, if you start destroying the environment in which you live, then you are overpopulated.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

"If someone reported us, we'd pick up the food and run, like a grasshopper," he said.  

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

Ground-nesting birds, such as the diminutive grasshopper sparrow, are more elusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023

I strained my ears over them to listen for the clicking of grasshopper legs and wings.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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