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Definition of grasshopper - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
animalinsect with long legs for jumping
- The grasshopper leaped across the garden.
2.
educationUS talented young student in trainingUS
- The teacher called him her grasshopper.
3.
drinkRare US cocktail with crème de menthe and creamRare US
- She ordered a grasshopper at the bar.
Images of grasshopper
insect with long legs for jumping 
cocktail with crème de menthe and cream
Expressions with grasshopper
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mint and chocolate dessert served chilled
We enjoyed a slice of grasshopper pie after dinner.
small North American rodent that eats insects and belongs to Onychomys
The grasshopper mouse howls at night in the desert.
katydid with long threadlike antennae
I spotted a long-horned grasshopper on the leaf.
grasshopper with short antennae from the Acrididae family
The short-horned grasshopper leaped across the field.
very young or small in size
When I was knee-high to a grasshopper, I loved playing in the mud.
Origin of grasshopper
Old English, gærsthoppa (grass + hopper)
Terms with grasshopper included in their meaning
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insect
type of large grasshopper known for swarming behavior
insects
grasshopper or similar insect
insect
type of grasshopper or locust
insect
cricket or grasshopper
insects
long-horned grasshopper living in North America
entomology
common name for a large flightless grasshopper from the Southeast
movement
moving in a way similar to a grasshopper
insect
having characteristics similar to a grasshopper
insect
grasshopper with short antennae from the Acrididae family
Examples of grasshopper in a sentence
Children watched a grasshopper hop in the field. She was proud of her grasshopper's progress. The young grasshopper quickly mastered the skills. The bartender mixed a grasshopper for the customer. After dinner, they enjoyed a grasshopper as a dessert drink.
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- French:sauterelle, apprenti, ...
- German:Heuschrecke, Talentschüler, ...
- Italian:cavalletta, allievo prediletto, ...
- Spanish:saltamontes, alumno aventajado, ...
- Portuguese:gafanhoto, protegido, ...
- Chinese:蝗虫, 学生, ...
- Japanese:バッタ, 教え子, ...
- Arabic:جَرَادَة, تلميذ نجيب, ...
- Hebrew:חָגָב, חֲנִיךְ, ...
- Russian:кузнечик, воспитанник, ...
- Ukrainian:коник, учень, ...
- Hindi:टिड्डा, प्रतिभाशाली छात्र, ...
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