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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insect (related)
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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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beetle
A heavy mallet with a large wooden head.
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Schistocerca (related)
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cankerworm (related)
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dog-day-cicada
A large American cicada (C. pruinosa), which trills loudly in midsummer.
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blackfly (related)
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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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cicada
The periodical cicada.
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aphid (related)
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migratory grasshopper
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Find another word for locust. In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for locust, like: grasshopper, insect, short-horned grasshopper, beetle, Schistocerca, cankerworm, dog-day-cicada, blackfly, locust-tree, cicada and aphid.
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Locust Sentence Examples

  • There were locust plagues in 1874, 1876 and 1877.

  • Be at the corner of Locust and Ninth in 20 min­utes or I'm a dead man!

  • Of an opposite class is the locust.

  • Of insects Africa has many thousand different kinds; of these the locust is the proverbial scourge of the continent, and the ravages of the termites or white ants are almost incredible.

  • Robinia Pseud-acacia, or false acacia, is cultivated in the milder parts of Britain, and forms a large tree, with beautiful pea-like blossoms. The tree is sometimes called the locust tree.

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