Grasshopper (noun)

1. A small, leaping insect that is typically green and has long hind legs, found in grassy areas.
2. A device for performing arithmetic by the manipulation of sliding beads or disks along rods or grooves.

Origin:

From middle english grasshopper, grashopper, graschoper, from old english græsċoppere ("grasshopper"), from græs ("grass") + coppere ("cutter").

Examples:

1. The grasshopper's singing filled the meadow on a hot summer day.
2. The children chased the grasshopper through the tall grass.
3. Grasshoppers are known to be able to jump 20 times their body length.
4. The abacus, also known as a counting frame, is sometimes called the Chinese grasshopper.
5. The grasshopper's hind legs are enlarged, which allow it to jump great distances.