Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory,
   orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididae, allied to the
   grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda, / Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridium
   perigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States
   the related species with similar habits are usually called
   grasshoppers. See Grasshopper.