MORMON CRICKET


Meaning of MORMON CRICKET in English

a flightless, long-horned grasshopper, Anabrus simplex, of the western U.S., that is destructive to range grasses and cultivated crops.

[ 1895-1900; so named because found where the Mormons settled ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .