desert locust

noun

Etymology

desert + locust

  1. derived from locustam
  2. derived from locuste
  3. derived from locuste
  4. inherited from locuste
  5. compounded as desert locust — “desert + locust

Definitions

  1. Schistocerca gregaria, a species of bird grasshopper from Africa known to cause large…

    Schistocerca gregaria, a species of bird grasshopper from Africa known to cause large swarms and bring famines from eating crops.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for desert locust. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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