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American bird grasshopper

noun

Etymology

Calque of taxonomic name Schistocerca americana (literally “American schistocerca; American bird grasshopper”). By surface analysis, American (“of the United States”) + bird grasshopper (“Schistocerca sp.”).

Definitions

  1. Schistocerca americana, a species of large North American grasshopper or locust, usually…

    Schistocerca americana, a species of large North American grasshopper or locust, usually colored a dull yellow or tan with various markings of white, brown and black.

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