acridophagi

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proper noun

A supposed locust-eating people in ancient ethnography, located by Diodorus Siculus, Jerome, Pliny the Elder, and Strabo, variously in Ethiopia, Libya, or Parthia.

OriginLatin acridophagus ← Ancient Greek ἀκρίς →
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Meanings

acridophagi1

noun
  1. pluralplural of acridophagus

Acridophagi2

proper noun
  1. A supposed locust-eating people in ancient ethnography, located by Diodorus Siculus, Jerome, Pliny the Elder, and Strabo, variously in Ethiopia, Libya, or Parthia.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀκρίς“locust”
  2. Latinacridophagus
  3. EnglishAcridophagi

The plural of Latin acridophagus, from Ancient Greek ἀκρίς (akrís, “locust”) + φάγος (phágos).

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APA

acridophagi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acridophagi

MLA

“acridophagi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acridophagi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acridophagi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acridophagi.

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