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Grasshoppers  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Plant-eating orthopterans having hindlegs adapted for jumping. There are two main families: Acrididae and Romaleidae. Some of the more common genera are: Melanoplus, the most common grasshopper; Conocephalus, the eastern meadow grasshopper; and Pterophylla, the true katydid.

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  • txid34652
  • txid7002

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