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differential grasshopper

noun

Etymology

differential + grasshopper, a partial calque of translingual Melanoplus differentialis, in reference to the species' various colors of exoskeleton.

  1. inherited from græshoppa
  2. inherited from grashoppere
  3. compounded as differential grasshopper — “differential + grasshopper”

Definitions

  1. Melanoplus differentialis, a New World species of moderately large grasshopper which can…

    Melanoplus differentialis, a New World species of moderately large grasshopper which can vary greatly in color from individual to individual.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for differential grasshopper. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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