grasshopper
A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
Other meanings
In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.
In a looser sense, also includes the katydids (also known as longhorned grasshoppers or bush crickets), which are members of the family Tettigoniidae, of the suborder Ensifera.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "græshoppa".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “grasshopper” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.