Locustidae (Noun)
Meaning
Short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Acrididae, commonly known as true locustidae, grasshoppers or short-horned grasshoppers, comprise some 10,000 known species.
- The order of Locustidae is undergoing constant revisions of species classification and reclassification.
- Some Acrididae are known as grasshoppers although the terms locustidae and grasshopper are often used somewhat loosely, with imprecise definitions.
- These insects from the order Locustidae are often being used as an ingredient in animal feed.
- True locustidae is an insect superfamily known as grasshoppers or short-horned grasshoppers with more than 10,000 known species within it.