Grasshopper

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grasshopper \Grass"hop`per\, n.
     1. (Zool.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families
        {Acridid[ae]} and {Locustid[ae]}, having large hind legs
        adapted for leaping, and chewing mouth parts. The species
        and genera are very numerous and some are very destructive
        to crops. The former family includes the Western


        grasshopper or locust ({Caloptenus spretus}), noted for
        the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the
        Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged
        ({Caloptenus femurrubrum} and {C. atlanis}) are closely
        related species, but their ravages are less important.
        They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the
        Old World. See {Locust}.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     Note: The meadow or green grasshoppers belong to the
           {Locustid[ae]}. They have long antenn[ae], large
           ovipositors, and stridulating organs at the base of the
           wings in the male. The European great green grasshopper
           ({Locusta viridissima}) belongs to this family. The
           common American green species mostly belong to
           {Xiphidium}, {Orchelimum}, and {Conocephalus}.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the
        escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out
        and replaced with the key; -- called also the {hopper.}
        --Grove.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Mil.) An antipersonnel mine that jumps from the ground to
        body height when activated, and explodes, hurling metal
        fragments over a wide area.
        [PJC]
  
     4. A mixed alcoholic beverage containing cr[`e]me de menthe,
        light cream, and sometimes cr[`e]me de cacao. The name
        comes from its light green color.
        [PJC]
  
     {Grasshopper engine}, a steam engine having a working beam
        with its fulcrum at one end, the steam cylinder at the
        other end, and the connecting rod at an intermediate
        point.
  
     {Grasshopper lobster} (Zool.) a young lobster. [Local, U. S.]
        
  
     {Grasshopper warbler} (Zool.), cricket bird.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grasshopper
       n 1: terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for
            leaping [syn: {hopper}]
       2: a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with
          creme de cacao)

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  40 Moby Thesaurus words for "grasshopper":
     broad jumper, bucking bronco, buckjumper, cicada, cicala, cricket,
     dog-day cicada, feckless, flea, frog, gazelle, goat,
     happy-go-lucky, heedless, high jumper, hopper, hoppergrass,
     hurdle racer, hurdler, improvident, jackrabbit, jumper,
     jumping bean, jumping jack, kangaroo, leaper, locust, negligent,
     pole vaulter, salmon, shiftless, stag, sunfisher, thoughtless,
     thriftless, timber topper, uneconomical, unproviding, unthrifty,
     vaulter
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Grasshopper
     belongs to the class of neuropterous insects called Gryllidae.
     This insect is not unknown in Palestine.
     
       In Judg. 6:5; 7:12; Job 39:30; Jer. 46:23, where the
     Authorized Version has "grasshopper," the Revised Version more
     correctly renders the Hebrew word ('arbeh) by "locust." This is
     the case also in Amos 7:1; Nah. 3:17, where the Hebrew word
     _gob_ is used; and in Lev. 11:22; Num. 13:33; Eccl. 12:5; Isa.
     40:22, where _hagab_ is used. In all these instances the proper
     rendering is probably "locust" (q.v.).