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Definition of Locust
1. Noun. Migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae.
Specialized synonyms: Locusta Migratoria, Migratory Locust, Migratory Grasshopper
2. Noun. Hardwood from any of various locust trees.
3. Noun. Any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae.
Group relationships: Fabaceae, Family Fabaceae, Family Leguminosae, Legume Family, Leguminosae, Pea Family
Specialized synonyms: Courbaril, Hymenaea Courbaril, Gleditsia Aquatica, Swamp Locust, Water Locust, Gleditsia Triacanthos, Honey Locust, Black Locust, Robinia Pseudoacacia, Yellow Locust, Clammy Locust, Robinia Viscosa
Generic synonyms: Tree
Definition of Locust
1. n. Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididæ, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda, or 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.
Definition of Locust
1. a migratory grasshopper [n -S]
Medical Definition of Locust
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