grasshopper
noun
grass·hop·per
ˈgras-ˌhä-pər 
1
: any of numerous plant-eating orthopterous insects (Acrididae, Tettigoniidae, and some related families) having the hind legs adapted for leaping and sometimes engaging in migratory flights in which whole regions may be stripped of vegetation
2
: a cocktail made with crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and light cream
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Pink grasshoppers are considered rare, according to Penn State University entomology assistant research professor Michael Skvarla.
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Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The local tackle shop is a good starting point for bait, but if time permits, involving young anglers in digging up earthworms or catching crickets and small grasshoppers deepens the angling experience.
—David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024
Though the creatures look like walking sticks, they’re more closely related to grasshoppers.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
Since collecting the first two specimens, researchers had never seen the grasshopper again, according to the study.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
Throughout the spring and summer months, cutthroat will eagerly take flies ranging from caddis, mayfly and stonefly imitations to terrestrials like ants, grasshoppers and woolly worms.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The team recorded how the grasshoppers reacted to the robot’s ‘flush-pursuit’ behavior.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
Live worms and grasshoppers also are very effective, though they aren’t recommended for catch-and-release fishing.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Agriculture specialists took samples from the shipments to look for disease and hitchhiking pests, including beetles, grasshoppers, wasps and moths.
—Patricia Mazzei Scott McIntyre, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The local tackle shop is a good starting point for bait, but if time permits, involving young anglers in digging up earthworms or catching crickets and small grasshoppers deepens the angling experience.
—David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024
Though the creatures look like walking sticks, they’re more closely related to grasshoppers.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
Since collecting the first two specimens, researchers had never seen the grasshopper again, according to the study.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
Throughout the spring and summer months, cutthroat will eagerly take flies ranging from caddis, mayfly and stonefly imitations to terrestrials like ants, grasshoppers and woolly worms.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The team recorded how the grasshoppers reacted to the robot’s ‘flush-pursuit’ behavior.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
Live worms and grasshoppers also are very effective, though they aren’t recommended for catch-and-release fishing.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Agriculture specialists took samples from the shipments to look for disease and hitchhiking pests, including beetles, grasshoppers, wasps and moths.
—Patricia Mazzei Scott McIntyre, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
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grasshopper
noun
grass·hop·per
ˈgras-ˌhäp-ər
: any of numerous plant-eating insects that have long hind legs used for leaping
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