short-horned grasshopper

noun

ˈshȯrt-ˌhȯrn(d)-

: any of a family (Acrididae) of grasshoppers with short antennae

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1868, in the meaning defined above

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short-horned grasshopper

noun

ˌshȯrt-ˌhȯrn(d)-

: any of a family of grasshoppers with short antennae

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short-horned grasshopper

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