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locust

/ˈləʊ.kəst/ /ˈloʊ.kəst/

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noun

イナゴ

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. "

イナゴの大群がわずか数時間で彼の小麦畑全体を食い尽くしたので、農夫は心配した。

insect animal biology agriculture disaster environment nature ecology

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noun

キャロブの実

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. "

健康食品店では、天然甘味料としてよく使われる、キャロブの木の長くて茶色い実であるキャロブの実を販売しています。

fruit food plant

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noun

イナゴ

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. "

祖父は裏庭に美しいイナゴの木を植えました。

plant nature biology organism

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noun

イナゴ

Examples :

"The farmer saw a locust on the windowsill. "

農夫は窓枠にイナゴを見ました。

insect animal biology

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noun

本土の人

A Mainlander.

Examples :

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

北京出身の本土の人である私のいとこが、夏の間私たちを訪問します。

person culture nation

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verb

イナゴの大群のように押し寄せる

To come in a swarm.

Examples :

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

太陽が出るとすぐに、観光客がイナゴの大群のようにビーチに押し寄せました。

insect animal disaster environment