(from the article `shield-backed katydid`) One species of shield-backed katydid, the Mormon cricket (Anabrus simplex), can be a serious pest in the Great Plains of North America. In 1848 at ... ...devastation of the agricultural crops grown in many countries throughout the world. In cattle-growing regions there often is competition betw...
[n] - large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States
Anabrus simplex noun large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States
a flightless, long-horned grasshopper, Anabrus simplex, of the western U.S., that is destructive to range grasses and cultivated crops.