voetganger

voetganger
\\ˈfütˌgäŋər\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Afrikaans, literally, pedestrian, from Middle Dutch, from voet foot + ganger walker, from ganc act of going, walk; akin to Old English fōt foot and to Old High German gang act of going — more at foot, gang
: one of the immature wingless young of a southern African locust (Locustana pardalina) which migrate in huge devastating swarms

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  • voetganger — voet·gang·er …   English syllables

  • voet|gang|er — «FUT GAHNG uhr», noun. an immature, wingless locust of South Africa, highly destructive to crops. ╂[< Afrikaans voetganger (literally) walker, pedestrian] …   Useful english dictionary

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