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plague locust — noun see plague grasshopper … Useful english dictionary
GRASSHOPPER — Among the insects mentioned in the Bible as permitted for food are those that go upon all fours, which have jointed legs above their feet, wherewith to leap upon the earth (see animals of the bible ). These are the arbeh ( locust ) after its… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
plague locust — /pleɪg ˈloʊkəst/ (say playg lohkuhst) noun 1. the Australian migratory grasshopper, Chortoicetes terminifera. 2. the migratory phase of the grasshopper, Locusta migratoria …
short-horned grasshopper — /shawrt hawrnd / locust (def. 1). [1885 90] * * * any of more than 10,000 species of insects (order Orthoptera) that are characterized by short, heavy antennae, a four valved ovipositor for laying eggs, and three segmented tarsi (distal segments … Universalium
Australian plague locust — Mating pair … Wikipedia
wingless grasshopper — /wɪŋləs ˈgrashɒpə/ (say wingluhs grahshopuh) noun any of various species of flightless grasshoppers, sometimes found in plague proportions …
australian plague locust — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a very destructive large migratory grasshopper (Chortoicetes terminifera) of the southern parts of Australia; also : a smaller form (Austroicetes cruciata) of similar habits … Useful english dictionary
Onychomys leucogaster — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
chortoicetes — ˌkȯrˌtȯiˈsēd.ēz, ˌkȯrd.əˈs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chortos pasturage, grass, enclosure + oikētēs dweller, from oikos house more at yard, vicinity : a genus of grasshoppers including a very destructive… … Useful english dictionary
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
