locust
noun
any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
locusts
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pluralof locust.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The approved list includes grasshoppers, locusts and two-spotted crickets, among others.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Dodgers had opened Pandora’s box, and out would fly a lockout, a pall of smoke over their games, and a plague of locusts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He’ll just declare victory and steer his plague of locusts to consume something else.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
Then locusts destroyed grain harvests across the Great Plains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The locusts were tuning up, and we walked on wordless a rod or two.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
