grasshopper 音标拼音: [gr'æsh
, ɑpɚ]
n . 蚱蜢,蝗虫
蚱蜢,蝗虫
grasshopper n 1 :
terrestrial plant -
eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping [
synonym : {
grasshopper }, {
hopper }]
2 :
a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (
sometimes with creme de cacao )
Grasshopper \
Grass "
hop `
per \,
n .
1 . (
Zool .)
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 destructive to crops .
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 }.
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
Note :
The meadow or green grasshoppers belong to the {
Locustid [
ae ]}.
They have long antenn [
ae ],
large ovipositors ,
and stridulating organs at the base of the wings in the male .
The European great green grasshopper ({
Locusta viridissima })
belongs to this family .
The common American green species mostly belong to {
Xiphidium }, {
Orchelimum },
and {
Conocephalus }.
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
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 .}
--
Grove .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Mil .)
An antipersonnel mine that jumps from the ground to body height when activated ,
and explodes ,
hurling metal fragments over a wide area .
[
PJC ]
4 .
A mixed alcoholic beverage containing cr [`
e ]
me de menthe ,
light cream ,
and sometimes cr [`
e ]
me de cacao .
The name comes from its light green color .
[
PJC ]
{
Grasshopper engine },
a steam engine having a working beam with its fulcrum at one end ,
the steam cylinder at the other end ,
and the connecting rod at an intermediate point .
{
Grasshopper lobster } (
Zool .)
a young lobster . [
Local ,
U .
S .]
{
Grasshopper warbler } (
Zool .),
cricket bird .
[
1913 Webster ]
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "
grasshopper ":
broad jumper ,
bucking bronco ,
buckjumper ,
cicada ,
cicala ,
cricket ,
dog -
day cicada ,
feckless ,
flea ,
frog ,
gazelle ,
goat ,
happy -
go -
lucky ,
heedless ,
high jumper ,
hopper ,
hoppergrass ,
hurdle racer ,
hurdler ,
improvident ,
jackrabbit ,
jumper ,
jumping bean ,
jumping jack ,
kangaroo ,
leaper ,
locust ,
negligent ,
pole vaulter ,
salmon ,
shiftless ,
stag ,
sunfisher ,
thoughtless ,
thriftless ,
timber topper ,
uneconomical ,
unproviding ,
unthrifty ,
vaulter
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