- locust lobster
- noun
: a decapod crustacean of the family Scyllaridae; especially : a large edible crustacean (Scyllarus arctus) of the Mediterranean sea that somewhat resembles a lobster
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Locust — For other uses, see Locust (disambiguation). Desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: male (on top) and female (below) mating Locusts are the swarming phase of short horned grasshoppers of the family Acrididae. These are species that can breed… … Wikipedia
locust — {{11}}locust (1) grasshopper, early 14c., borrowed earlier in Old French form languste (c.1200), from L. locusta locust, lobster (see LOBSTER (Cf. lobster)). In the Hebrew Bible there are nine different names for the insect or for particular… … Etymology dictionary
locust — /ˈloʊkəst / (say lohkuhst) noun 1. any of the grasshoppers with short antennae which constitute the family Acrididae, including the notorious migratory species, such as Pachytylus cinerascens, which swarm in immense numbers and strip the… …
lobster — (n.) marine shellfish, O.E. loppestre lobster, locust, corruption of L. locusta, lucusta lobster, locust, by influence of O.E. loppe spider, a variant of lobbe. The ending of O.E. loppestre is the fem. agent noun suffix (Cf. Baxter, Webster; see… … Etymology dictionary
Lobster — Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lobster caterpillar — Lobster Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lobster louse — Lobster Lob ster, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus {Homarus}; as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Locust — Lo cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda migratoria}, syn.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Locust bean — Locust Lo cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda migratoria},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Locust beetle — Locust Lo cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda migratoria},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
