desert locust

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English

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A desert locust laying eggs during an outbreak of locusts in Mauritania, 1994.

Etymology

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desert +‎ locust

Noun

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desert locust (plural desert locusts)

  1. Schistocerca gregaria, a species of bird grasshopper from Africa known to cause large swarms and bring famines from eating crops.

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