Thesaurus: locust

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1. n. Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididae, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda, / Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridium perigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called grasshoppers. See Grasshopper.
2. n. The locust tree. See Locust Tree (definition, note, and phrases).
3. n. migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
4. n. hardwood from any of various locust trees
5. n. any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
6. Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory,orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididæ, allied to thegrasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda, or Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridiumperigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the UnitedStates the related species with similar habits are usually calledgrasshoppers. See Grasshopper.
7. n:100 n. migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae n. hardwood from any of various locust trees