acridid

 [ak-ri-did]  

ac·ri·did

   [ak-ri-did]
noun
locust (def. 1).
Origin:
< Neo-Latin Acrididae. equivalent to Acrid(a) a genus of grasshoppers (< Greek akríd-, stem of akrís grasshopper + Latin -a -a2) + -idae -id2
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Acridid is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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acridid

noun
grasshopper with short antennae [syn: short-horned grasshopper] 
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