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Definition of Locusta
1. Noun. A genus of Acrididae.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Acrididae, Family Acrididae, Family Locustidae, Locustidae
Member holonyms: Locusta Migratoria, Migratory Locust
Definition of Locusta
1. n. The spikelet or flower cluster of grasses.
Definition of Locusta
1. a spikelet [n -TAE] : LOCUSTAL [adj] - See also: spikelet
Medical Definition of Locusta
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Locusta
Literary usage of Locusta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on some of the insects injurious to vegetation by Thaddeus William Harris (1880)
"I believe that it has never been described before. 11. locusta ... locusta chrysomelas
of Gmelin, the A,'ri/,ilium marginatum of Olivier, ..."
2. Introduction to Entomology by James Duncan, Sir William Jardine (1860)
"... hinder legs green, the thighs spotted with white. A native of South America.
locusta FLAVA. PLATE XVI. Fig. 2. Gryllus Flavus, Linn. ..."
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