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English-Cherokee transcription dictionary. 2009.
locust, locusts
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LOCUST — (Heb. אַרְבֶּה, arbeh), one of the four insects which, having jointed legs above their feet, wherewith to leap upon the earth, are permitted as food (Lev. 11:21–22). The locust was one of the ten plagues of Egypt (Ex. 10:4–19). The reference is… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Locust (private equity) — Locust is derived from the German Heuschrecke [de.wikipedia.org: Heuschreckendebatte ( [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuschreckendebatte] )] , which German politician Franz Müntefering (from the social democratic SPD party) created in the context … Wikipedia
Locust (disambiguation) — Locust can refer to:In nature* The locust, a swarming grasshopper. * The cicada, often referred to as a seven year locust. * The magicicada, often referred to as a 13 year or 17 year locust. * Various plants, especially of the genera Gleditsia… … Wikipedia
Locust — Lo cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda migratoria}, syn.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Locust bean — Locust Lo cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda migratoria},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Locust beetle — Locust Lo cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda migratoria},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Locust bird — Locust Lo cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda migratoria},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
locust borer — Locust Lo cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda migratoria},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Locust hunter — Locust Lo cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. {Lobster}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda migratoria},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Locust — For other uses, see Locust (disambiguation). Desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: male (on top) and female (below) mating Locusts are the swarming phase of short horned grasshoppers of the family Acrididae. These are species that can breed… … Wikipedia
locust — locustlike, adj. /loh keuhst/, n. 1. Also called acridid, short horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas. 2. any of… … Universalium
