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Heuschrecke
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German
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Alternative forms
de Heuschreck Austria Switzerland
Etymology
From de gmh höuschrecke, from de goh houwiscrecko. Analysable as de Heu hay schrecken to jump up. Originally a masculine that developed into a feminine under the influence of the frequently used plural (a common development in modern German); compare the southern alternative form.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhɔʏ̯ˌʃrɛkə/
de De-Heuschrecke.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɛkə 3
Noun
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An orthopteran, chiefly a grasshopper or bush-cricket
de Grashüpfer informal Heupferd
de colloquial derogatory an investor who buys enterprises or properties and deals with them in a way that harms the local population
de especially _ East Germany historical an investor from West Germany who did this in the former GDR, exploiting the chaos following German reunification
de Military vehiclesde historical The Heuschrecke 10, a prototype WW2 era tracked weapons carrier.
Declension
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Hyponyms
de Blattheuschrecke
de Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke
de Feldheuschrecke
de Gespenstheuschrecke
de Laubheuschrecke
de Stabheuschrecke
de Wanderheuschrecke
de Wüstenheuschrecke
Related terms
de Schrecke
de Heuschreckenfraß, de Heuschreckenplage, de Heuschreckenschwarm
de Heuschreckenkapitalismus
Further reading
de Crickets and grasshoppers