acridid vs grasshopper

acridid and grasshopper both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acridid	Yes	No	No	No
grasshopper	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, grasshopper is a hypernym of acridid; that is, grasshopper is a word with a broader meaning than acridid:

acridid: grasshopper with short antennae
grasshopper: terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

Other hypernyms of acridid include hopper.

acridid (noun)	grasshopper (noun)
grasshopper with short antennae	terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
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