desert locust

noun

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

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Meanings

noundesert locust (plural desert locusts)

plural desert locusts

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

Origin

desert + locust

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Translations

Catalan llagosta pelegrina
  • llagosta pelegrinaSchistocerca gregaria
Chinese Mandarin 沙漠蝗蟲 /沙漠蝗虫
  • 沙漠蝗蟲 /沙漠蝗虫 (shāmòhuángchóng)Schistocerca gregaria
Finnish aavikkokulkusirkka
  • aavikkokulkusirkkaSchistocerca gregaria
Polish szarańcza pustynna
  • szarańcza pustynnaSchistocerca gregaria
Cite this entry
APA

desert locust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20locust

MLA

“desert locust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20locust. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desert locust,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desert%20locust.

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