Encyclo - De online Nederlandstalige encyclopedieën in één oogopslag
Encyclopedia Sources Categories About Encyclo      Enzyklopädie-DE Encyclopedie-NL
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Index
Agriculture and Industry
Animals and Nature
Architecture and Buildings
Arts
Business and Law
Earth and Environment
Economy and Finance
Education
Electronics and Engineering
Film and Animation
Food and Drink
General
General technical and industrial
Government and organisations
Health and Medicine
History and Culture
Hobbies and Crafts
Language and Literature
Legal
Management
Mathematics and statistics
Meteorology and astronomy
Military and Defence
Music and Sound
People and society
Sciences
Sport and Leisure
Technical and IT
Travel and Transportation

Look up: grasshopper

  1. Grasshopper
    The grasshopper are various leaping inscets 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 covers extending far beyond the extremity of the abdomen. They are generally of a greenish colour.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Grasshopper
    Grasshopper is a township in Atchison County Kansas, USA
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. 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
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Grasshopper
    Grass'hop`per noun 1. (Zoology) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididĉ and Locustidĉ . 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 Eastern United States the red-legged ( Calop ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/52

  5. 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. In the Eastern United States the red-legged (Calop ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. grasshopper
    hopper noun terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. grasshopper
    noun a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Grasshopper
    `Grasshoppers` are herbivorous insects of the suborder `Caelifera` in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish them from bush crickets or katydids, they are sometimes referred to as short-horned grasshoppers. Species that change color and behaviour at high population densities are called locusts.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper

  9. 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 Eastern United States the red-legged (Caloptenus f...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. 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]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/60

  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...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08215


We are now searching for
• words containing `grasshopper`;
• Alternative spelling;
• Wider definitions.

One moment please...

24 November 2009

This day in history:
On Sunday, November 24th, 1991, Freddie Mercury died peacefully at his home in London of AIDS related bronchial pneumonia. Freddie was cremated at Kensal Green Cemetery in accordance with his religion. Many stars from the world or music and showbiz attended the service, including friends Elton John and David Bowie. On April 20th, 1992 a tribute concert in Freddie's memory was held at Wembley Stadium. Tickets to the gig sold out in a matter of hours, even before the full list of bands was available. Many of the worlds most famous rock stars took part in it. This concert was later released on DVD and video for all to enjoy, with the proceeds going to the Mercury Phoenix Trust. read more

Encyclo in your browser

Encyclo in the search bar of your browser? Click for more info! Would you like to use Encyco more often? Add an (extra) search option to the search field of your browser. Installed in 3 seconds, easy to remove.
More info

What is Encyclo?

Encyclo is a search engine for terms and definitions. Hundreds of websites contain wordlists, each with their own speciality. Encyclo brings those lists together and makes searching for definitions a lot easier.

Statistics

Encyclo has been online since october 15th 2007. It currently contains 3,264,100 words from 1007 sources. The words are listed in 32 categories.

Search

Type a word and press the `Search` button.

Recent searches

The most recent searches on Encyclo. Between brackets you will find the number of results and number of related results.
invictus (4/1)
Native (3/25)
pot-life (6/0)
Draw (2/25)
gearing (3/9)
Jeremy (3/25)
rhomboidal (3/1)
portfire (3/0)
Draw (2/25)
polystylism (2/0)
polypharmacy (7/0)
Nakota (3/0)
polyopsony (2/0)
epimer (7/23)
polyesthetic (2/0)
polycarpellary (3/0)
pollen (25/25)
Ramsgate (4/6)
Aloysia (2/2)
Adam`s (25/11)
polishment (2/0)
pogoniasis (4/0)
LAMBADA (2/2)
Encarnación (4/2)

© Encyclo MMIX
Contact Privacy