short-horned grasshopper

noun
\ ˈshȯrt-ˌhȯrn(d)- How to pronounce short-horned grasshopper (audio) \

Definition of short-horned grasshopper

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

First Known Use of short-horned grasshopper

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

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