Acrididae

plural noun

Acrid·​i·​dae

ə-ˈkri-də-ˌdē

: a family of orthopterous insects that includes the true locusts and the grasshoppers with short antennae

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Acrida, type genus (feminine noun derivative of Greek akrid-, akrís "grasshopper," perhaps of substratal origin) + -idae -idae

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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