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Definition of Acridid
1. Noun. Grasshopper with short antennae.
Generic synonyms: Grasshopper, Hopper
Group relationships: Acrididae, Family Acrididae, Family Locustidae, Locustidae
Specialized synonyms: Locust
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acridid
Literary usage of Acridid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1897)
"A better knowledge of the distribution over the State of many of the acridid*
has, however, been gained, and seven species and one variety have been added ..."
2. Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Geographical Society: Containing the ...by Hugh Robert Mill by Hugh Robert Mill (1895)
"Part I. Synopsis of the acridid;e of North America. By Cyrus Thomas. Part 2.
acridid.-c of North America not found in the United States. Plate 1873 Vol. 6. ..."
3. Annual Report of the State Horticultural Society of Missouri by Missouri State Horticultural Society (1891)
"... while the genuine, often gregarious, and infinitely more destructive locusts
are placed in the Family acridid^E. All the more important American species ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1915)
"Synopsis and the Individuality of the Chromosomes: DH WENRICH. In attempting to
determine whether synapsis in this acridid grasshopper is ..."
5. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1907)
"... is a very extensive one, including one hundred and twenty species in the United
States, and is the largest of all the acridid genera. ..."
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