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GRASSHOPPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
Synonyms:
grasshopper; hopper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("grasshopper" is a kind of...):
orthopteran; orthopteron; orthopterous insect (any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grasshopper"):
acridid; short-horned grasshopper (grasshopper with short antennae)
long-horned grasshopper; tettigoniid (grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("grasshopper" is a kind of...):
cocktail (a short mixed drink)
Meronyms (substance of "grasshopper"):
creme de menthe (sweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur)
