grasshopper vs orthopteran

grasshopper and orthopteran both are nouns.

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

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

grasshopper: terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
orthopteran: any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts

Other hypernyms of grasshopper include orthopteron, orthopterous insect.

grasshopper (noun)	orthopteran (noun)
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping	any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
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