Like all other grasshoppers, they have strong mandibles for chewing. They are often seen in great numbers in the foliage of desert plants like mesquites and acacias, where they devour enormous amounts of leaves.
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Mesquites
Synonyms for "mesquites" (9 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
barbecue woodhardwood
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
mesquite flourmesquite mealmesquite plant
Related words (4)
Noun(4 words)
mesquite powdermesquite shrubmesquite timberprosopis tree
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9 entriesbarbecue woodcharcoal woodhoney mesquitemesquite flourmesquite mealmesquite podsscrewbean mesquitesmoking woodvelvet mesquite
Collocations
6 entrieshoney mesquitemesquite charcoalmesquite flourmesquite podsmesquite treemesquite wood
Derivations
4 entriesmesquite beanmesquite flourmesquite treemesquite wood
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