footganger

English

noun
Definitions
  • (entomology) A juvenile locust or grasshopper while in its wingless or flightless phase.

Etymology

Compound from English foot (walk, foot) + English ganger (stepper, walker, goer).

Origin

English

ganger

Gloss

stepper, walker, goer

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