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desert locust
noun
- a migratory locust, Schistocerca gregaria, of North Africa and Asia, associated with the plagues described in the Old Testament.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of desert locust1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
The region was already in a precarious position, given the economic aftershocks of Covid-19 and the scourge of desert locusts, which disrupted agriculture in the past year.
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