long-horned grasshopper

Or longhorn grasshopper

noun

1. any of numerous insects of the family Tettigoniidae, having long, threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male.

Word History and Origins

Origin of long-horned grasshopper¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

They spoke of Kiddie Katydid as "the Long-horned Grasshopper," while they termed his neighbor "the Short-horned Grasshopper."

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