locustnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈləʊ.kəst/us/ˈloʊ.kəst/a large insect found in hot areas that flies in large groups and destroys plants and crops:
a swarm of locusts
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Insect names
- anopheles
- ant
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- creepy-crawly
- daddy longlegs
- deathwatch beetle
- dragonfly
- earwig
- housefly
- insect
- ladybird
- lice
- lightning bug
- silverfish
- stick insect
- termite
- tortoiseshell butterfly
- tsetse fly
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