redlegged grasshopper

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(red′leg′id, -legd′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
red′leg•ged grass′hopper  (red′leg′id, -legd′),USA pronunciation 
  1. Insectsa migratory grasshopper, Melanoplus femur-rubrum, of the southwestern and midwestern U.S., having reddish skin on the underside of the hind legs: an agricultural pest.
  • 1865–70, American.

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