First Known Use: 14th century
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locust
noun lo·cust \ˈlō-kəst\
: a type of grasshopper that travels in very large groups and that can cause great destruction by eating crops
Full Definition of LOCUST
1
: short-horned grasshopper; especially : a migratory grasshopper often traveling in vast swarms and stripping the areas passed of all vegetation
2
: cicada
3
a : any of various leguminous trees: as (1) : carob 1 (2) : black locust (3) : honey locust b : the wood of a locust tree
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Origin of LOCUST
Middle English, from Anglo-French locuste, from Latin locusta
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locust
noun lo·cust \ˈlō-kəst\
Definition of LOCUST for Kids
1
: a grasshopper that moves in huge swarms and eats up the plants in its path
2
: cicada
3
: a tree with hard wood, leaves with many leaflets, and drooping flower clusters
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