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locust

/ˈləʊ.kəst/ /ˈloʊ.kəst/

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noun

جراد

Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, (especially) the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria).

Examples :

"The farmer worried as a swarm of locust devoured his entire field of wheat in a matter of hours. "

قلق المزارع عندما التهم سرب من الجراد حقل القمح بأكمله في غضون ساعات.

insect animal biology agriculture disaster environment nature ecology

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noun

خرنوب

A fruit or pod of the carob tree.

Examples :

"The health food store sells locusts, which are the long, brown pods of the carob tree, often used as a natural sweetener. "

يبيع متجر الأطعمة الصحية الخرنوب، وهي القرون البنية الطويلة لشجرة الخروب، والتي غالبًا ما تستخدم كمُحَلٍ طبيعي.

fruit food plant

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noun

جراد

Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; the locust tree.

Examples :

"My grandfather planted a beautiful locust tree in his backyard. "

زرع جدي شجرة جراد جميلة في حديقة منزله.

plant nature biology organism

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noun

جراد

Examples :

"The farmer saw a locust on the windowsill. "

رأى المزارع جرادة على عتبة النافذة.

insect animal biology

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noun

صيني بري

A Mainlander.

Examples :

"My cousin, a locust from Beijing, is visiting us for the summer. "

ابن عمي، وهو صيني بري من بكين، يزورنا في الصيف.

person culture nation

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verb

هاجم بجموع

To come in a swarm.

Examples :

"The tourists locusted to the beach as soon as the sun came out. "

هاجم السياح الشاطئ بجموع بمجرد ظهور الشمس.

insect animal disaster environment