migratory locust

noun

1. any of several locusts that migrate in great swarms, especially Locusta migratoria, of Africa and Asia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of migratory locust¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

In the Argentine Republic a (possibly) distinct species (A. paranense) is the migratory locust.

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The commonest and most widely distributed migratory locust is Pachytylus cinerascens.

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The most destructive locust is the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), which causes wholesale destruction in the East.

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The Migratory-locust, Locusta migratoria, a rather small insect, is the most celebrated species of the family.

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We will now pass on to the insect and its habits, taking the Migratory Locust as the type of its family.

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