American bird grasshopper
English
editEtymology
editCalque of translingual Schistocerca americana (literally “American schistocerca; American bird grasshopper”). By surface analysis, American (“of the United States”) + bird grasshopper (“Schistocerca sp.”).
Noun
editAmerican bird grasshopper (plural American bird grasshoppers)
- Schistocerca americana, a species of large North American grasshopper or locust, usually colored a dull yellow or tan with various markings of white, brown and black.
- Synonyms: American grasshopper, American locust
- Hypernym: bird grasshopper
See also
edit- Schistocerca americana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Schistocerca americana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Schistocerca americana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons