acridid
American
[ak-ri-did]
/ ˈæk rɪ dɪd /
noun
Etymology
Origin of acridid
< New Latin Acrididae. equivalent to Acrid ( a ) a genus of grasshoppers (< Greek akríd- , stem of akrís grasshopper + Latin -a -a 2 ) + -idae -id 2
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