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locust

noun as in insect

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Scientists weren’t sure what coaxed solitary migratory locusts of another species, Locusta migratoria, to congregate.

When solitary locusts get together, they do more than hang out.

They started by identifying chemicals that gregarious locusts pump out.

Traps laced with 4VA could concentrate locusts and make treatment with insecticides or pathogens much easier, especially if 4VA acts as an attractant in other species as well, like the desert locust.

It proved alluring to locusts of all sexes and ages, including both solitary and gregarious forms.

This spring, Israel found itself in the midst of a locust invasion.

I long for the day I no longer have to think about this pestilential little locust.

In refurbishing the park, the designers added 54 honey locust trees and one larger London Plane at the northeastern corner.

"No wonder things git pindlin' under this old locust-tree," Sophy heard him grumble.

Something sang in the sunny air above my head, and I flicked with my whip to drive the locust away.

Oak and walnut trees abound upon this creek, besides elm, ash, and locust.

It bears a pod similar to that of the locust, to which it is related, containing eight to twelve beans.

Say, that's why they call a policeman's club his locust, ain't it?

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On this page you'll find 2 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to locust, such as: grasshopper, and cicada.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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