Locust
n.
Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididæ , allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ( Edipoda migratoria , syn. 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 .
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