"bird grasshopper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bird grasshoppers [plural]
Etymology: From bird + grasshopper. They are called as such due to the size of these species, which, when flying, could be mistaken for a bird. Etymology templates: {{com|en|bird|grasshopper}} bird + grasshopper Head templates: {{en-noun}} bird grasshopper (plural bird grasshoppers)
  1. Any large grasshopper or locust in the genus Schistocerca. Categories (lifeform): Crickets and grasshoppers
    Sense id: en-bird_grasshopper-en-noun-EKOxbF0f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Hyponyms: American grasshopper, American bird grasshopper (taxonomic: Schistocerca americana), birdwing grasshopper (taxonomic: Schistocerca lineata), Carolina locust (taxonomic: Schistocerca damnifica), Central American locust (taxonomic: Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons), desert locust (taxonomic: Schistocerca gregaria), gray bird grasshopper, grey bird grasshopper (taxonomic: Schistocerca nitens), green bird grasshopper, green valley grasshopper (taxonomic: Schistocerca shoshone), large painted locust (taxonomic: Schistocerca melanocera), leather-colored bird grasshopper (taxonomic: Schistocerca alutacea), mischievous bird grasshopper (taxonomic: Schistocerca damnifica), obscure bird grasshopper (taxonomic: Schistocerca obscura), Peruvian locust (taxonomic: Schistocerca piceifrons peruviana), rosemary grasshopper (taxonomic: Schistocerca ceratiola), rusty bird grasshopper (taxonomic: Schistocerca rubiginosa), spotted bird grasshopper (taxonomic: Schistocerca lineata), vagrant grasshopper (taxonomic: Schistocerca nitens), white-lined bird grasshopper (taxonomic: Schistocerca albolineata)

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