"desert locust" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: desert locusts [plural]
Etymology: desert + locust Etymology templates: {{com|en|desert|locust}} desert + locust Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Categories (lifeform): Crickets and grasshoppers Translations (Schistocerca gregaria): llagosta pelegrina [feminine] (Catalan), 沙漠蝗蟲 (Chinese Mandarin), 沙漠蝗虫 (shāmòhuángchóng) (Chinese Mandarin), aavikkokulkusirkka (Finnish), sautarèl [masculine] (Occitan), terrasson [masculine] (Occitan)
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