单词 | locusta |
释义 | locusta/ləʊˈkʌstə/noun 1Originally: = locust. In later use: specifically any of the large, grasshopper-like orthopteran insects constituting the genus Locusta; specifically the migratory locust, L. migratorius. Also (in form Locusta): the genus itself.
2A lobster, crayfish, or other crustacean. Compare locust. rare. Now historical. OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From classical Latin locusta locust. |
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