criquet — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cricket noun A small jumping insect related to grasshoppers, known for the chirping sound the males make by rubbing their wings together.
- grasshopper noun A jumping insect with long back legs, known for making chirping sounds by rubbing its legs or wings together.
- locust noun A swarming grasshopper that devastates crops and vegetation in huge numbers.
Senses
criquet is used for these senses in English:
- cricket An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
- grasshopper In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae.
- locust Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; locust tree. [from 17th c.]
cricket — full definition
- noun A small jumping insect related to grasshoppers, known for the chirping sound the males make by rubbing their wings together.
- noun A bat-and-ball team sport, popular across England and the Commonwealth, played on a large oval field with a wicket at each end.
- noun Fair or sportsmanlike behaviour (from the phrase "not cricket").
grasshopper — full definition
- noun A jumping insect with long back legs, known for making chirping sounds by rubbing its legs or wings together.
- noun A cocktail made with crème de menthe, and often crème de cacao and cream.