redlegged grasshopper
[ red-leg-id, -legd ]
/ ˈrɛdˌlɛg ɪd, -ˌlɛgd /
noun
a 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.
Origin of redlegged grasshopper
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Words nearby redlegged grasshopper
redistributive,
redistrict,
redivivus,
redlands,
redleg,
redlegged grasshopper,
redline,
redlining,
redly,
redmond,
redneck