differential grasshopper

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Etymology

differential +‎ grasshopper, a partial calque of translingual Melanoplus differentialis, in reference to the species' various colors that their exoskeleton can be.

Noun

differential grasshopper (plural differential grasshoppers)

  1. Melanoplus differentialis, a New World species of moderately large grasshopper which can vary greatly in color from individual to individual.

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