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Mantis vs Grasshopper - What's the difference?

mantis | grasshopper |

As nouns the difference between mantis and grasshopper

is that mantis is any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs while grasshopper is a herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera noted for its ability to jump long distances.

mantis

English

(wikipedia mantis)

Alternative forms

* mantid

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.

    • Derived terms

    * praying mantis

    Anagrams

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    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