Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mormon cricket

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: mor-mon crick-et
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large dark wingless katydid, Anabrus simplex, that resembles a cricket and is found in the arid parts of the western U.S. where it is occasionally an abundant pest of crops.

Example Sentences

"In the figure 55 is shown a “wingless cricket,” of the subfamily Decticinæ of authors. This group contains many very queer looking creatures, and also some that occasionally increase in such numbers as to become pests. Our large “Mormon cricket,” the one shown in the illustration, is an example of the latter kind."
"Mountain crickets. (Anabrus simplex) —This large, black, wingless grasshopper, commonly called “Mormon Cricket,” “Idaho Cricket,” and “Mountain Cricket,” has been on the increase for some years past in Routt county, and the past year was a serious and formidable pest in portions of that country where cultivated crops are grown."

Etymology

Of Mormon + cricket, attested from the late 19th century. Associated with the Mormon settlers due to the miracle of the gulls.

Inflected Forms

Mormon crickets (plural)

Synonyms

anabrus simplex

Questions

What does mormon cricket mean?: A large dark wingless katydid, Anabrus simplex, that resembles a cricket and is found in the arid parts of the western U.S. where it is occasionally an abundant pest of crops.
Where does mormon cricket come from?: Of Mormon + cricket, attested from the late 19th century. Associated with the Mormon settlers due to the miracle of the gulls.

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