Melanoplus

noun

Me·​lan·​o·​plus

mə̇ˈlanəpləs

: a large American genus containing the migratory locusts of the western U.S. and other common American grasshoppers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from melan- + -oplus (from Greek hoplon tool, implement)

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Rhymes for Melanoplus

• hopeless