bird grasshopper

noun

Any large grasshopper or locust in the genus Schistocerca.

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Meanings

nounbird grasshopper (plural bird grasshoppers)

plural bird grasshoppers

  1. Any large grasshopper or locust in the genus Schistocerca.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
schistocerca

Origin

From bird + grasshopper. They are called as such due to the size of these species, which, when flying, could be mistaken for a bird.

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bird grasshopper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bird%20grasshopper

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bird grasshopper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bird%20grasshopper.

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