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acridid

DEFINITIONS OF: acridid

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n grasshopper with short antennae

Synonyms:
short-horned grasshopper
Types:
locust
migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
Locusta migratoria, migratory locust
Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation
migratory grasshopper
serious pest of grain-growing and range areas of central and western United States
Type of:
grasshopper, hopper
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
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