locust

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Synonyms: locus

Antonyms: locus

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q83931}} Any of the [[grasshopper]]s, often [[polyphenic]] and usually [[swarming]], in the family {{taxfmt|Acrididae|family}} that are very [[destructive]] to [[crop]]s and other [[vegetation]], ''especially'' [[migratory locust]]s {{gl|{{taxlink|Locusta migratoria|species}}}}. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|now|historical}} A fruit or [[pod]] of a [[carob|carob tree]] {{q|{{taxfmt|Ceratonia siliqua|species}}}}. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
3. {{senseid|en|tree}} Any of various often [[leguminous]] trees and shrubs, especially of the genera {{taxfmt|Robinia|genus}} and {{taxfmt|Gleditsia|genus}}; [[locust tree]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
4. A [[cicada]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
5. {{senseid|en|mainlander}} {{lb|en|Hong Kong|derogatory|offensive|ethnic slur}} A [[mainlander]].
6. {{lb|en|UK|slang|obsolete}} A dose of [[laudanum]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To come in a [[swarm]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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