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Definition of Locust
Lo´cust | n. | 1. | (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididæ, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda migratoria, syn. 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. | (Bot.) The locust tree. See Locust Tree (definition, note, and phrases). |
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locust tree, wood
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