grasshopper

CEFRA2

/ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An insect with long legs that jumps and makes sounds.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.

Examples

  • A grasshopper and many ants lived in a field.

  • That's not a grasshopper. It's a locust!

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.

  2. In a looser sense, also includes the katydids (also known as longhorned grasshoppers or bush crickets), which are members of the family Tettigoniidae, of the suborder Ensifera.

  3. A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao.

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In context

  • Although we don't know exactly why Li is chosen to dance, we witness a man assuring officials that the child isn't from bourgeois stock. Phew. There are no known landowners in the family, so the grasshopper passes some cultural purity test, in a state often f...

  • But it is as a destroyer of grasshoppers that the dickcissel excels.

  • Does he order Scotch-on-the-rocks in a low, mean voice? No? A Bud? No? A grasshopper, heavy on the creme de menthe? Right!

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Origin

noun

From Middle English grashoppere, alteration of earlier grashoppe, from Old English græshoppa (“grasshopper”). Equivalent to grass + hopper. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gäärshupper, Dutch grashupper, grashipper, German Low German Grashüpper, Gresshüpper, German Grashüpfer, Danish græshoppe, Swedish gräshoppa, Norwegian gresshoppe.