redlegged grasshopper

redlegged grasshopper
/red"leg'id, -legd'/
a migratory grasshopper, Melanoplus femur-rubrum, of the southwestern and midwestern U.S., having reddish skin on the underside of the hind legs: an agricultural pest.
[1865-70, Amer.]

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Universalium. 2010.

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  • redlegged grasshopper — red′leg•ged grass′hopper [[t]ˈrɛdˌlɛg ɪd, ˌlɛgd[/t]] n. ent a migratory grasshopper, Melanoplus femur rubrum, of the southwestern and midwestern U.S., with reddish hind legs: an agricultural pest …   From formal English to slang

  • redlegged grasshopper — /red leg id, legd / a migratory grasshopper, Melanoplus femur rubrum, of the southwestern and midwestern U.S., having reddish skin on the underside of the hind legs: an agricultural pest. [1865 70, Amer.] …   Useful english dictionary

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