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Acrididae

plural noun
Acrid·​i·​dae | \ ə-ˈkri-də-ˌdē\

Definition of Acrididae

: a family of orthopterous insects that includes the true locusts and the grasshoppers with short antennae

First Known Use of Acrididae

1854, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Acrididae

borrowed from New Latin, from Acrida, type genus (feminine noun derivative of Greek akrid-, akrís “grasshopper,” perhaps of substratal origin) + -idae -idae

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