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locusts

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Main Entry:
lo·cust 
          Listen to the pronunciation of locust
Pronunciation:
\ˈlō-kəst\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French locuste, from Latin locusta
Date:
14th century
1: short-horned grasshopper ; especially : a migratory grasshopper often traveling in vast swarms and stripping the areas passed of all vegetation2: cicada3 a: any of various leguminous trees: as (1): carob 1 (2): black locust (3): honey locust b: the wood of a locust tree


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