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grasshopper

noun · /GRASS-hop-er/

A grasshopper is a small insect with long back legs that help it jump far. Many grasshoppers are green or brown and eat plants.

In a sentence

  • "The grasshopper sprang from the tall grass like a tiny jumper in a contest."
  • "Mia watched a green grasshopper nibble a leaf in the garden."

Books where you'll see it

  • James and the Giant Peach
    Roald Dahl
  • The Ant and the Grasshopper
    Aesop
  • Grasshopper on the Road
    Arnold Lobel
  • Are You a Grasshopper?
    Judy Allen
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