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Meaning of 'locust' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
- The locust tree. See Locust Tree (definition, note, and phrases).