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long-horned grasshopper
or longhorn grasshopper
noun
- any of numerous insects of the family Tettigoniidae, having long, threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of long-horned grasshopper1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
They spoke of Kiddie Katydid as "the Long-horned Grasshopper," while they termed his neighbor "the Short-horned Grasshopper."
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