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Ladybug vs Grasshopper - What's the difference?

ladybug | grasshopper |

As nouns the difference between ladybug and grasshopper

is that ladybug is any beetle of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and a colorful shell while grasshopper is a herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera noted for its ability to jump long distances.

ladybug

English

(wikipedia ladybug)

Alternative forms

* lady-bug

Noun

(en noun)
  • (North America) any beetle of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and a colorful shell.

    • Synonyms

    * (beetle) coccinellid; lady-bird / ladybird (qualifier); lady beetle / lady-beetle / ladybeetle

    grasshopper

    English

    (wikipedia grasshopper)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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:
    • 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.
  • 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.
    • (Grove)

    Synonyms

    * (piano escapement lever) hopper

    Derived terms

    * grasshopper engine * * * knee high to a grasshopper