Grasshopper

the name of various leaping insects nearly akin to the locusts. They are characterized by very long and slender legs, the thighs of the hinder legs being large and adapted for leaping, by large and delicate wings, and by the wing covers extending far beyond the extremity of the abdomen. Gra hoppers form an extensive group of insects, and are distinguished by the power which they po e of leaping to a considerable distance, and by the stridulous or chirping noise the males produce by rubbing their wing covers together. They are generally of a greenish color.