schistocerca
schistocerca noun: any large grasshopper of the genus Schistocerca.
Noun
schistocerca (plural schistocercas)
- Any large grasshopper of the genus Schistocerca.
- All the other schistocercas, except for the desert locust, schistocerca gregaria, (responsible for biblical and modern day plagues in Africa) are found in the New World.2006 October 12, vanessa cardui, “What better day than Columbus Day?”, in Am I Bugging You Yet?: Bug sightings in and around Tustin, California., archived from the original on 23 Nov 2023
- Schistocercas shouldn't be such fussy eaters. We give them dried oats and green cabbage but they should also be able to survive on grass, carrots, anything really.2013 May 24, mister_moustachio, “We got our grasshoppers in today. I love how they go towards the light”, in r/Entomology, Reddit
- Synonyms:
- bird grasshopper
Synonyms of schistocerca
Forms of schistocerca
| plural | schistocercas |
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Origin of schistocerca
Borrowed from translingual Schistocerca.
Questions about schistocerca
- What does schistocerca mean?
- Schistocerca means any large grasshopper of the genus Schistocerca.
- What part of speech is schistocerca?
- Schistocerca is a noun.
- What is the plural of schistocerca?
- The plural of schistocerca is schistocercas.
Words near schistocerca in the dictionary
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