grasshopper
nounmasculine/ɡɐfɐˈɲotu/medium
ga·fa·nho·to
Definition
A plant-eating insect of the order Orthoptera, family Acrididae, with long hind legs adapted for jumping, which can form devastating swarms.
A cloud of grasshoppers descended on the fields.
The children were chasing grasshoppers in the garden.
syn
Common collocations
swarm of locustsgrasshopper plaguegreen grasshoppergrasshopper jump
Etymology
Do latim vulgar 'gafannictu', de origem incerta.