differential grasshopper

noun

Melanoplus differentialis, a New World species of moderately large grasshopper which can vary greatly in color from individual to individual.

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Meanings

noundifferential grasshopper (plural differential grasshoppers)

plural differential grasshoppers

  1. Melanoplus differentialis, a New World species of moderately large grasshopper which can vary greatly in color from individual to individual.

Origin

differential + grasshopper, a partial calque of translingual Melanoplus differentialis, in reference to the species' various colors of exoskeleton.

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Translations

French criquet différentiel
  • criquet différentielM. differentialis
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APA

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

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“differential grasshopper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differential%20grasshopper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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