The grasshopper or "chronophage", meaning "time eater", advances around the 4ft-wide face, each step marking a second.— "news" via big sleep in Google Reader
The oversize grasshopper is called a chronophage, or 'time eater.'— CubeMe
The oversize grasshopper is called a chronophage, or "time eater."— The Hindu - Front Page
The chronophage stands atop the clock face, which is 1.2 metres in diameter.— The Hindu - Front Page
Sometimes it stops, the chronophage shakes a foot, and the pendulum moves again.— The Hindu - Front Page

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