redlegged grasshopper

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. 2014.

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  • 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.] * * * …   Universalium

  • 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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