Locust :: Locust (n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididae, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda, / 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..

Locust :: Locust (n.) The locust tree. See Locust Tree (definition, note, and phrases)..

Locust Tree :: Locust tree () A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R. Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia..

Locusta :: Locusta (n.) The spikelet or flower cluster of grasses.

Locustella :: Locustella (n.) The European cricket warbler.

Locustic :: Locustic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the locust; -- formerly used to designate a supposed acid..

Locusting :: Locusting (p. a.) Swarming and devastating like locusts.

Water Locust :: Water locust () A thorny leguminous tree (Gleditschia monosperma) which grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley.

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