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acridid

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[ak-ri-did] / ˈæk rɪ dɪd /

noun

  1. locust.

Etymology

Origin of acridid

< New Latin Acrididae. equivalent to Acrid ( a ) a genus of grasshoppers (< Greek akríd- , stem of akrís grasshopper + Latin -a -a 2 ) + -idae -id 2

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