Etymology

American bird grasshopper

Today it means: Schistocerca americana, a species of large North American grasshopper or locust, usually colored a dull yellow or tan with various markings of white, brown and black. Full definition →

taxonomic name Schistocerca americana
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  1. taxonomic name · calque ofSchistocerca americana
  2. English todayAmerican bird grasshopper

Calque of taxonomic name Schistocerca americana (literally “American schistocerca; American bird grasshopper”). By surface analysis, American (“of the United States”) + bird grasshopper (“Schistocerca sp.”).

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