Locust

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1. Noun

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.

2. Noun

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

3. Noun

migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
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4. Noun

any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
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5. Noun

hardwood from any of various locust trees
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