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grasshopper

[gras-hop-er] / ˈgræsˌhɒp ər /


NOUN
locust
Synonyms
STRONG


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The researchers partnered with farmers in Senegal who regularly face outbreaks of the Senegalese grasshopper.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Ground-nesting birds, such as the diminutive grasshopper sparrow, are more elusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023

Other species that will be supported through the two-year programme include the large marsh grasshopper, lapwings and the grey long-eared bat.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

“Having a tiny grasshopper in a big painting would look ridiculous.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023

In the summer of 1902, working on grasshopper sperm and egg cells—which have particularly gigantic chromosomes—Sutton also postulated that genes were physically carried on chromosomes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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