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ACRIDID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Grasshopper with short antennae

Synonyms:

acridid; short-horned grasshopper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("acridid" is a kind of...):

grasshopper; hopper (terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acridid"):

locust (migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae)

Holonyms ("acridid" is a member of...):

Acrididae; family Acrididae; family Locustidae; Locustidae (short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts)

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