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 Definitions of Grasshopper  [ˈgræsˌhɒp ər, ˈgrɑs-]  

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Definition of 'Grasshopper' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) grasshopper
any of numerous plant-eating orthopterous insects of the families Acrididae and Tettigoniidae, having enlarged upper hind legs adapted for leaping.

2.  grasshopper
a cocktail of light cream, crème de menthe, and crème de cacao.


Definition of 'Grasshopper' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) grasshopper, hopper
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

2. (noun) grasshopper
a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)


Definition of 'Grasshopper' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) grasshopper
a green or light brown insect that jumps


Definition of 'Grasshopper' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Grasshopper
any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged (Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the Old World. See Locust

2. (noun) Grasshopper
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; -- called also the hopper


Translation of 'Grasshopper' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a type of insect which jumps and which makes a noise by rubbing its wings.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: sprinkaan Arabic flag Arabic: جُنْدُب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: скакалец
Brazilian flag Brazilian: gafanhoto Czech flag Czech: kobylka German flag German: der Grashüpfer
Danish flag Danish: græshoppe Greek flag Greek: ακρίδα Spanish flag Spanish: saltamontes
Estonian flag Estonian: rohutirts Farsi flag Farsi: ملخ Finnish flag Finnish: heinäsirkka
French flag French: sauterelle Hebrew flag Hebrew: חָגָב, חַרגוֹל Hindi flag Hindi: टिडृडा
Croatian flag Croatian: skakavac Hungarian flag Hungarian: szöcske Indonesian flag Indonesian: belalang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: engispretta Italian flag Italian: cavalletta Japanese flag Japanese: ばった
Korean flag Korean: 메뚜기 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: žiogas Latvian flag Latvian: sienāzis
Malay flag Malay: belalang Dutch flag Dutch: bedekt met gras Norwegian flag Norwegian: gresshoppe
Polish flag Polish: konik polny Persian flag Persian: ملخ Pashto flag Pashto: ملخ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: gafanhoto Romanian flag Romanian: lăcustă Russian flag Russian: кузнечик
Slovak flag Slovak: lúčny koník, kobylka Slovenian flag Slovenian: kobilica Serbian flag Serbian: skakavac
Swedish flag Swedish: gräshoppa Thai flag Thai: ตั๊กแตน Turkish flag Turkish: çekirge
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 蚱蜢 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: коник Urdu flag Urdu: ٹڈا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: châu chấu Chinese flag Chinese: 蚱蜢

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