Cockroach vs Grasshopper - What's the difference?
cockroach | grasshopper |
A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea .
(offensive, slang) An unhygienic person or a member of a group of people regarded as unhygienic or rapidly procreating.
A herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera noted for its ability to jump long distances.
A cocktail made with and optionally with creme de cacao.
(figuratively) a young student in initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent
* 2009 , B.P. Terpstra, Quadrant , November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 2:
In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key.
As nouns the difference between cockroach and grasshopper
is that cockroach is a black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea while grasshopper is a herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera noted for its ability to jump long distances.cockroach
English
(wikipedia cockroach)Noun
(es)Synonyms
* (black or brown insect) roach (US)grasshopper
English
(wikipedia grasshopper)Noun
(en noun)- Although we don't know exactly why Li is chosen to dance, we witness a man assuring officials that the child isn't from bourgeois stock. Phew. There are no known landowners in the family, so the grasshopper passes some cultural purity test, in a state often fixated on class warfare, driven by the cult of personality, and bullied by paranoia.
- (Grove)