Mormon cricket
nounEtymology
Of Mormon + cricket, attested from the late 19th century. Associated with the Mormon settlers due to the miracle of the gulls.
Definitions
A large dark wingless katydid, Anabrus simplex, that resembles a cricket and is found in…
A large dark wingless katydid, Anabrus simplex, that resembles a cricket and is found in the arid parts of the western U.S. where it is occasionally an abundant pest of crops.
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