noun Download 🔗Share 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 dark clouds of locusts descended upon his field, threatening to eat all his corn. " insect animal agriculture disaster environment ecology biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fruit or pod of the carob tree. Examples : "The farmer harvested a large crop of locusts from his carob trees this year. " fruit plant food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; the locust tree. Examples : "The farmer planted several locusts along the edge of his field to help prevent soil erosion because their roots are strong and grow quickly. " plant nature organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cicada. Examples : "The loud buzzing sound outside was actually made by locusts, not grasshoppers like I initially thought. " insect animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A Mainlander. Examples : ""Some islanders see the increasing number of locusts arriving from the mainland as a threat to their traditional way of life." " person nation culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To come in a swarm. Examples : "Fans locusted towards the stage when the band announced a surprise encore. " disaster environment insect animal agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading