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short-horned grasshopper

(-hôrnd′)

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any of a family (Acrididae) of grasshoppers with antennae much shorter than the body, including most common grasshoppers

See short-horned grasshopper in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A grasshopper of the family Locustidae (or Acrididae), including the locusts that swarm over large areas destroying vegetation.

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