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(loʊkəst)

Word forms: plural locusts

countable noun

Locusts are large insects that live mainly in hot countries. They fly in large groups and eat crops.

locust in British English

(ˈləʊkəst)

noun

any of numerous orthopterous insects of the genera Locusta, Melanoplus, etc, such as L. migratoria, of warm and tropical regions of the Old World, which travel in vast swarms, stripping large areas of vegetation

See also grasshopper (sense 1), Compare seventeen-year locust

2. Also called: locust tree, false acacia

a North American leguminous tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, having prickly branches, hanging clusters of white fragrant flowers, and reddish-brown seed pods

the yellowish durable wood of this tree

any of several similar trees, such as the honey locust and carob

Derived forms

locust-like (ˈlocust-ˌlike)

adjective

Word origin

C13 (the insect): from Latin locusta locust; applied to the tree (C17) because the pods resemble locusts

locust in American English

(ˈloʊkəst)

noun

any of various large grasshoppers; specif., a migratory grasshopper often traveling in great swarms and destroying nearly all vegetation in areas visited

seventeen-year locust

a spiny tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) of the pea family, native to the E or Central U.S. and having long pendulous racemes of fragrant white flowers

: also called black locust or yellow locust

the yellowish, hard, durable wood of this tree

any honeylocust

carob (sense 1)

Word origin

ME < L locusta, prob. akin to lacerta, lizard

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My family eat like locusts and can clear a fridge in half an hour.And they get through 20-30 a week on insects like locusts and crickets.And locusts are seen swarming in the Mauritania.I'm just trying to get him to stop eating locusts.Hail lashes the landscape, locusts swarm the territory, and darkness covers the country.The lights will all go out, nobody will have a job, vast swarms of locusts will take over our city centres and so on.

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British English: locust NOUN

Locusts are large insects that live mainly in hot areas. They fly in large groups and eat crops.

...a swarm of locusts.

American English: locust
Brazilian Portuguese: gafanhoto
Chinese: 蝗虫
European Spanish: langosta
French: sauterelle
German: Heuschrecke
Italian: locusta
Japanese: バッタ
Korean: 메뚜기
European Portuguese: gafanhoto
Latin American Spanish: langosta

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释义	Trends of locust View usage for: locust (loʊkəst) Word forms: plural locusts countable noun Locusts are large insects that live mainly in hot countries. They fly in large groups and eat crops. locust in British English (ˈləʊkəst) noun 1. any of numerous orthopterous insects of the genera Locusta, Melanoplus, etc, such as L. migratoria, of warm and tropical regions of the Old World, which travel in vast swarms, stripping large areas of vegetation See also grasshopper (sense 1), Compare seventeen-year locust 2. Also called: locust tree, false acacia a North American leguminous tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, having prickly branches, hanging clusters of white fragrant flowers, and reddish-brown seed pods 3. the yellowish durable wood of this tree 4. any of several similar trees, such as the honey locust and carob Derived forms locust-like (ˈlocust-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C13 (the insect): from Latin locusta locust; applied to the tree (C17) because the pods resemble locusts locust in American English (ˈloʊkəst) noun 1. any of various large grasshoppers; specif., a migratory grasshopper often traveling in great swarms and destroying nearly all vegetation in areas visited 2. seventeen-year locust 3. a. a spiny tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) of the pea family, native to the E or Central U.S. and having long pendulous racemes of fragrant white flowers : also called black locust or yellow locust b. the yellowish, hard, durable wood of this tree 4. any honeylocust 5. carob (sense 1) Word origin ME < L locusta, prob. akin to lacerta, lizard Image of locust © IrinaK, shutterstock Examples of 'locust' in a sentence locust My family eat like locusts and can clear a fridge in half an hour. The Sun (2014) And they get through 20-30 a week on insects like locusts and crickets. The Sun (2009) And locusts are seen swarming in the Mauritania. The Sun (2006) I'm just trying to get him to stop eating locusts. Christianity Today (2000) Hail lashes the landscape, locusts swarm the territory, and darkness covers the country. Bruce Feiler WALKING THE BIBLE (2001) The lights will all go out, nobody will have a job, vast swarms of locusts will take over our city centres and so on. The Sun (2011) Word lists with locust Types of insect, wood In other languages locust British English: locust NOUN Locusts are large insects that live mainly in hot areas. They fly in large groups and eat crops. ...a swarm of locusts. American English: locust Brazilian Portuguese: gafanhoto Chinese: 蝗虫 European Spanish: langosta French: sauterelle German: Heuschrecke Italian: locusta Japanese: バッタ Korean: 메뚜기 European Portuguese: gafanhoto Latin American Spanish: langosta
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