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  1. Oxford Dictionary

    locust

    • IPA[ˈləʊkəst]

    英式

    • n.
      a large, mainly tropical grasshopper with strong powers of flight. It is usually solitary, but from time to time there is a population explosion and it migrates in vast swarms which cause extensive damage to vegetation.；the periodical cicada.

    • noun: locust, plural noun: locusts

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. a large, mainly tropical grasshopper with strong powers of flight. It is usually solitary, but from time to time there is a population explosion and it migrates in vast swarms which cause extensive damage to vegetation.
    • ▪ US the periodical cicada.
    • 2. the large edible pod of some plants of the pea family, in particular the carob bean, which is said to resemble a locust.
    • 3. a carob tree, false acacia, or similar pod-bearing tree of the pea family.