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grasshopper

[gras-hop-er] / ˈgræsˌhɒp ər /


NOUN
locust
Synonyms
STRONG


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Their farms regularly suffer severe losses from Senegalese grasshopper swarms.

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

In Oregon, state lawmakers in recent years have allocated millions of dollars to assess the problem and set up a Mormon cricket and grasshopper “suppression” program.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

He walked up slowly, holding something that turned out to be a grasshopper.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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