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 some silkworms.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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
He also teaches mathematics up to geometry, which he says he never learned because that year was locusts and he was needed on the farm.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
