acridid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ak′ri did)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ac•ri•did  (ak′ri did),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectslocust (def. 1).
  • Greek akríd-, stem of akrís grasshopper + Latin -a -a2) + -idae -id2
  • Neo-Latin Acrididae. equivalent. to Acrid(a) a genus of grasshoppers (

'acridid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
locust

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