English-Thai Dictionary

locust

N ตั๊กแตนข นิดหนึ่ง มี หนวด สั้น  short-horned grasshopper tak-ka-taen-cha-nid-nueng-me-nuad-san

 

locust

N ต้นไม้ช นิดหนึ่ง มี หนาม และ ดอก สี ขาว  ton-mai-cha-nid-nueng-me-nam-lae-dok-se-kao

 

locusta

N รวง หญ้า เล็กๆ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOCUST

n.[L. locusta. ] An insect of the genus Gryllus. These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and the S. of Asia as to devour every green thing, and when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud.

 

LOCUST

n.A name of several plants and trees; as a species of Melianthus, and of Ceratonia.

 

LOCUST-TREE

n.A tree of the genus Hymenaea, and another of the genus Robinia. The Honey-Locust-tree, is of the genus Gleditsia.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LOCUST

Lo "cust, n. Etym: [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. Lobster. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididæ, allied to the grasshoppers; esp. , (Edipoda, or Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridium perigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called grasshoppers. See Grasshopper.

 

Note: These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the United States the harvest flies are improperly called locusts. See Cicada. Locust beetle (Zoöl.), a longicorn beetle (Cyllene robiniæ ), which, in the larval state, bores holes in the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black, barred with yellow. Called also locust borer. -- Locust bird (Zoöl.) the rose-colored starling or pastor of India. See Pastor. -- Locust hunter (Zoöl.), an African bird; the beefeater.

 

2. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: The locust tree. See Locust Tree (definition, note, and phrases ). Locust bean (Bot. ), a commercial name for the sweet pod of the carob tree.

 

LOCUSTA

Lo *cus "ta, n. Etym: [NL. : cf. locuste.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: The spikelet or flower cluster of grasses. Gray.

 

LOCUSTELLA

Lo `cus *tel "la, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. L. locusta a locust. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The European cricket warbler.

 

LOCUSTIC

LOCUSTIC Lo *cus "tic, a. (Chem. )

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, the locust; -- formerly used to designate a supposed acid.

 

LOCUSTING

LOCUSTING Lo "cust *ing, p. a.

 

Defn: Swarming and devastating like locusts. [R.] Tennyson.

 

LOCUST TREE

Lo "cust tree `. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R. Pseudacacia ), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia.

 

Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different genera, especially to those of the genus Hymenæa, of which H. Courbaril is a lofty, spreading tree of South America; also to the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua ), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region. Honey locust tree (Bot. ), a tree of the genus Gleditschia ) G. triacanthus ), having pinnate leaves and strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply honey locust. -- Water locust tree (Bot. ), a small swamp tree (Gleditschia monosperma ), of the Southern United States.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

locust

lo cust |ˈlōkəst ˈloʊkəst | ▶noun 1 a large and mainly tropical grasshopper with strong powers of flight. It is usually solitary, but from time to time there is a population explosion, and it migrates in vast swarms that cause extensive damage to crops. [Several species in the family Acrididae, including the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria ), which is sometimes seen in Europe. ] • (also seventeen-year locust ) the periodical cicada. 2 (also locust bean ) the large edible pod of some plants of the pea family, in particular the carob bean, which is said to resemble a locust. 3 (also locust tree ) any of a number of pod-bearing trees of the pea family, in particular the carob tree and the black locust. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French locuste from Latin locusta ‘locust, crustacean. ’

 

locust years

lo ¦cust years ▶plural noun years of hardship or poverty.

 

Oxford Dictionary

locust

lo ¦cust |ˈləʊkəst | ▶noun 1 a large, mainly tropical grasshopper with strong powers of flight. It is usually solitary, but from time to time there is a population explosion and it migrates in vast swarms which cause extensive damage to vegetation. ●Several species in the family Acrididae, including the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria ). • (also seventeen-year locust ) US the periodical cicada. 2 (also locust bean ) the large edible pod of some plants of the pea family, in particular the carob bean, which is said to resemble a locust. 3 (also locust tree ) a carob tree, false acacia, or similar pod-bearing tree of the pea family. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French locuste from Latin locusta ‘locust, crustacean ’.

 

locust years

lo ¦cust years ▶plural noun years of hardship or poverty.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

locust

lo cust /lóʊkəst /名詞 C 1 〘虫 〙イナゴ, バッタ (→insect ); むさぼり食う人, 破壊的人物 .2 ｟米 ｠〘虫 〙セミ (cicada ).3 〘植 〙イナゴマメ (locust bean ).4 〘植 〙ニセアカシア, ハリエンジュ (locust tree ).