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grasshopper

[gras-hop-er] / ˈgræsˌhɒp ər /


NOUN
locust
Synonyms
STRONG


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Anne Halpin, at Somerset Wildlife Trust, said the mutation itself is not that rare but people actually finding a pink grasshopper is unusual.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Bernard Suits, a philosopher who focused on sports, disagreed, and he drew on Aesop’s fable of the ant and the grasshopper in his inventive rebuttal.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Their farms regularly suffer severe losses from Senegalese grasshopper swarms.

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

The flaming grasshopper was even more attractive without the glass glare blocking our view.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

Of the 1.3 million schoolchildren evacuated from cities to the countryside, Mr. Scott writes, many “resorted to eating grasshoppers, snakes, and stream crabs as well as tooth-cleaning powder, paint, and crayons.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Among the more poignant moments, Charles laments the loss of wildlife at Highgrove, noting when he first moved in there nearly five decades ago he would hear cuckoos and see grasshoppers.

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

"This carbohydrate bias, or the 'donut diet,' is optimal for populations of locusts and swarming grasshoppers," Cease says.

From Science Daily Jan. 24, 2026

Our focus is on responses in plant-feeding populations, from tiny grasshoppers to giant pandas.

From Salon Dec. 30, 2024

“Oh, MommaV' Ellie and Brenda squawked in concert. These girls could get out of work faster than grasshoppers could slip through your fingers. “

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson




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