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Meaning Of Locust
n.
Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory,
orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididae, allied to the
grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda, / Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridium
perigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States
the related species with similar habits are usually called
grasshoppers. See Grasshopper.
n.
The locust tree. See Locust Tree (definition, note, and
phrases).