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Definition :

Any one of numerous species of long winged migratory orthopterous insects of the family Acrididaelig allied to the grasshoppers esp Edipoda migratoria syn Pachytylus migratoria and Acridium perigrinum of Southern Europe Asia and Africa In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called grasshoppers See Grasshopper