jerusalem cricket

Je·ru·sa·lem crick·et

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Definitions of jerusalem cricket words

noun jerusalem cricket a large, nocturnal, wingless, long-horned grasshopper, Stenopelmatus fuscus, occuring chiefly in loose soil and sand along the Pacific coast of the U.S. 1
noun jerusalem cricket any of a family (Stenopelmatidae) of burrowing, wingless, long-horned crickets common in dry regions of W U.S. 0
noun jerusalem cricket A large, flightless insect of the genus Stenopelmatus, native to the western United States and parts of Mexico — not a true cricket. 0

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1945-50

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