short-horned grasshopper


short–horned grasshopper

noun \ˈshrt-ˌhrn(d)-\

Definition of SHORT-HORNED GRASSHOPPER

: any of a family (Acrididae) of grasshoppers with short antennae

First Known Use of SHORT-HORNED GRASSHOPPER

circa 1890

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