locust
English
/ˈləʊ.kəst/, /ˈloʊ.kəst/
noun
Definitions
- Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, the ().
- (now) A fruit or pod of the carob tree.
- Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; the locust tree.
- A cicada.
- (Hong Kong) A Mainlander.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English locuste derived from locuste derived from Middle French locuste derived from Latin locusta (lobster, locust, crustacean) borrowed from Chinese 蝗蟲 (locust).
Origin
Chinese
蝗蟲
Gloss
locust
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing