Locust synonyms

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grasshopper (related)
Any of various families (esp. Acrididae) of leaping, plant-eating orthopteran insects with powerful hind legs adapted for jumping
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dog-day-cicada
A large American cicada (C. pruinosa), which trills loudly in midsummer.
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beetle
A heavy mallet with a large wooden head.
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short-horned grasshopper
Any of various grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae, and including most swarming locusts.
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cicada
The periodical cicada.
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locust-tree
The black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia, a leguminous tree with toxic pods, but useful for making honey.
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migratory grasshopper
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insect (related)
(Colloquial) Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc
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