grasshopper
noun
grass·hop·per
ˈgras-ˌhä-pər 
1
: any of numerous plant-eating orthopterous insects (Acrididae, Tettigoniidae, and some related families) having the hind legs adapted for leaping and sometimes engaging in migratory flights in which whole regions may be stripped of vegetation
2
: a cocktail made with crème de menthe, crème de cacao, and light cream
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This week: a project manager who makes $118,000 per year and spends some of her money this week on grasshopper tacos.
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 10 June 2024
Interstate 40 was closed one year when the pavement became too slick with dead grasshoppers.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024
Several species of grasshopper and katydid will be green or light brown in color when young, and as such blend in very well with foliage or plant stems.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
Modern celebrity chefs helped turn them mainstream, like Rene Redzepi's viral ant egg tostada or José Andrés' grasshopper tacos — one of D.C.'s OG bug bites, still served at Oyamel.
State of play: Americans aren't rushing to trade Big Macs for beetles, but there's a growing bug economy in the U.S.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
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R29 Team, refinery29.com, 10 June 2024
Interstate 40 was closed one year when the pavement became too slick with dead grasshoppers.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024
Several species of grasshopper and katydid will be green or light brown in color when young, and as such blend in very well with foliage or plant stems.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
Modern celebrity chefs helped turn them mainstream, like Rene Redzepi's viral ant egg tostada or José Andrés' grasshopper tacos — one of D.C.'s OG bug bites, still served at Oyamel.
State of play: Americans aren't rushing to trade Big Macs for beetles, but there's a growing bug economy in the U.S.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
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grasshopper
noun
grass·hop·per
ˈgras-ˌhäp-ər
: any of numerous plant-eating insects that have long hind legs used for leaping
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