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Look up: grasshopper

  1. grasshopper
    [n] - a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao) 2. [n] - terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
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  2. Grasshopper
    Grass'hop`per noun 1. (Zoology) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididæ and Locustidæ . The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust ( Calopten...
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  3. grasshopper
    1. <zoology> Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. ...
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  4. grasshopper
    hopper noun terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
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  5. grasshopper
    noun a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)
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  6. Grasshopper
    • (n.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the ...
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  7. grasshopper
    any of a group of jumping insects (order Orthoptera) that are found in a variety of habitats. Grasshoppers occur in greatest numbers in lowland ... [5 related articles]
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  8. Grasshopper
    HMS Grasshopper was a British River Gunboat of 585 tons displacement launched in 1939 and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Grasshopper was powered by Parsons geared turbines providing a top speed of 17 knots. She carried a complement of 74 and was armed with two 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; one 3.7 inch howitzer and eight machine-guns.
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  9. Grasshopper
    Grasshopper is London Cockney rhyming slang for copper (policeman).
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  10. Grasshopper
    Grasshopper is London Cockney rhyming slang for copper (policeman).
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  11. grasshopper
    grasshopper, name applied to almost 9,000 different species of singing, jumping insects in two families of the order Orthoptera. Grasshoppers are long, slender, winged insects with powerful hind legs and strong mandibles, or mouthparts, adapted for chewing. They range from 1/2 to 4 in. (1–10 c...
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  12. Grasshopper
    The grasshopper or cricket are various leaping insects of the genus Gryllus or Acheta, of the order Orthoptera nearly akin to the locusts. They are characterized by long and slender legs, the thighs of the hind legs are large and adapted for leaping; by large and delicate wings and by the wing cover...
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  13. grasshopper
    Any of several insects with strongly developed hind legs, enabling them to leap into the air. The hind leg in the male usually has a row of protruding joints that produce the characteristic chirping sound when rubbed against the hard wing veins. Locusts, crickets, and katydids are related to grassho...
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  14. Grasshopper
    A sweet after-dinner cocktail made with cream, Creme de Menthe, and white Creme de Cacao.
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  15. Grasshopper
    The `grasshopper` is an insect of the suborder `Caelifera` in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish it from bush crickets or katydids, it is sometimes referred to as the short-horned grasshopper. Species that change colour and behaviour at high population densities are called locusts. Characteristics...
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  16. Grasshopper
    (comics) GLA #2 (April 2005) (in continuity) --> `The Grasshopper` is the name of multiple humorous Marvel Comics superheroes, all created by Dan Slott. No Grasshopper to date has survived past the issue they first appeared in. The Grasshoppers are a simultaneous homage to and satire o...
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  17. Grasshopper
    (band) `Grasshopper` is a Hong Kong Cantopop boy group formed in 1982. The band consists of Edmond So Chi Wai, Calvin Choy Yat Chi and Remus Choy Yat Kit. Calvin and Remus are brothers and grew up with neighbour Edmond in a poor neighbourhood in Hong Kong. It was Remus who was interested in d...
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  18. Grasshopper
    (chess piece) The `Grasshopper` is a fairy chess piece that moves along ranks, files, and diagonals (as ordinary queen) but only by hopping over another piece at any distance to the square immediately closest. If there is no piece to hop over, it cannot move. If the square beyond a piece is o...
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  19. Grasshopper
    (novel) `Grasshopper` is a novel by Barbara Vine, pseudonym of author Ruth Rendell, first published in 2000. Plot summary: Blamed by her parents for the death of a friend, Clodagh has been banished from their home in the countryside to a dingy basement flat and a meaningless existence ...
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  20. Grasshopper
    (cocktail) A `grasshopper` is a sweet, mint-flavored, after-dinner drink. The name of the drink is derived from its green color which is provided by the crème de menthe. The drink reputedly originated at Tujague`s, a landmark bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, and gained ...
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  21. Grasshopper
    (album) `Grasshopper` is the seventh album by J. J. Cale. Released in 1982. All Music Guide entry--> Track listing: All tracks written by J. J. Cale, except where noted # "City Girls" # "Devil in Disguise" # "One Step Ahead of the Blues" - J.J. Cale/Roger ...
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  22. Grasshopper
    (car) The `Grasshopper` is a children`s Lotus Seven type car. It is a smaller version of the Locust Seven kit car. It is built using the same methods as the full size version with the body tub built from plywood or MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard). The car is available fully built or can be ho...
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  23. Grasshopper
    (company) `Grasshopper (Phone System)` is a privately held virtual phone provider designed to help entrepreneurs and small businesses manage their business phone system. History : Grasshopper was created in 2003 by David Hauser and accessdate = 2011-028-22-->-->. Grasshopper is headquartered ...
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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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