migratory locust

migratory locust

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  • Migratory locust — Female migratory locust Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • Migratory locust — Migratory Mi gra*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.] [1913 Webster] 1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a migratory… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • migratory locust — noun Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation • Syn: ↑Locusta migratoria • Hypernyms: ↑locust • Member Holonyms: ↑Locusta, ↑genus Locusta * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • migratory locust — any of several locusts that migrate in great swarms, esp. Locusta migratoria, of Africa and Asia. Also called migratory grasshopper. [1870 75] * * * …   Universalium

  • Migratory — Mi gra*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.] [1913 Webster] 1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a migratory life.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Migratory thrush — Migratory Mi gra*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.] [1913 Webster] 1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a migratory… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • locust — locustlike, adj. /loh keuhst/, n. 1. Also called acridid, short horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas. 2. any of… …   Universalium

  • Locust — For other uses, see Locust (disambiguation). Desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: male (on top) and female (below) mating Locusts are the swarming phase of short horned grasshoppers of the family Acrididae. These are species that can breed… …   Wikipedia

  • Locust — Lo cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda migratoria}, syn.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Locust bean — Locust Lo cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda migratoria},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Locust beetle — Locust Lo cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda migratoria},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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