LOCUSTA

Meaning of LOCUSTA in English

( n. )

The spikelet or flower cluster of grasses.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

LOCUSTA — n [Entom.] grasshopper (= member of the family Acridiidae exclusive of locusts)
Interlingua English vocab
LOCUSTA — lōˈkəstə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, locust 1. : a genus of short-horned grasshoppers including the common …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOCUSTA — (n.) The spikelet or flower cluster of grasses.
Английский словарь Webster
LOCUSTA — noun the spikelet or flower cluster of grasses.
Webster English vocab
LANGOSTINO — noun (plural -tinos) Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of langosta spiny lobster, locust, from Vulgar Latin *lacusta, alteration of Latin locusta Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LOCUSTIDAE — I. lōˈkəstəˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Locusta + -idae synonym of acrididae II. Etymology: New Latin, from Locusta + -idae …
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MIGRATORY LOCUST — noun : a locust that engages in group migrations ; especially : a very destructive Old World locust ( Locusta …
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LOCUST LOBSTER — noun Etymology: locust from Italian locusta locust, lobster, from Latin — more at locust : a decapod crustacean of the …
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LOCUSTELLE — ˌlōkəˈstel noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, diminutive of locuste locust, from Latin locusta — more at locust : grasshopper …
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LOCUSTARIAN — ˌlōkəˈsta(a)rēən noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Locustariae, old name designating a group of saltatorial insects (from Locusta + …
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LOCUSTAL — -t ə l adjective Etymology: New Latin Locusta + English -al : of or relating to locusts or to the …
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LANGOSTA — laŋˈgästə noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, locust, European lobster, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin lacusta, alteration of …
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MIGRATORY LOCUST — any of several locusts that migrate in great swarms, esp. Locusta migratoria, of Africa and Asia. Also called migratory grasshopper …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOCUST — — locustlike , adj. /loh"keuhst/ , n. 1. Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper . any of several grasshoppers of the …
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LANGOUSTINE — /lang'geuh steen"/ , n. a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food. [ 1910-15; langostino, equiv. to langost ( a …
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CORN SALAD — any of several plants of the genus Valerianella, of the valerian family, esp. V. locusta (or V. olitoria ), having …
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LOCUST — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French locuste, from Latin locusta Date: 14th century 1. : short-horned grasshopper ; especially : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LANGOSTINO — noun ( plural -ti·nos ) Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of langosta spiny lobster, locust, from Vulgar Latin * lacusta, alteration of …
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CORN SALAD — Etymology: from its occurrence as a weed in fields of grain Date: 1597 : any of several herbs (genus Valerianella …
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LOCUST — ■ noun 1》 a large, mainly tropical grasshopper which migrates in vast swarms and is very destructive to vegetation. [ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LOBSTER — ■ noun a large marine crustacean with a cylindrical body, stalked eyes, and the first of its five pairs of …
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LANGOUSTE — [ 'lɒŋgu:st ] ■ noun a spiny lobster, especially when prepared and cooked. Origin Fr., from Old Provençal lagosta , …
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LAMB'S LETTUCE — ■ noun a small blue-flowered herbaceous plant, used in salad. [ Valerianella locusta .]
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LOCUST — [lo.cust] n [ME, fr. L locusta] (14c) 1: short-horned grasshopper; esp: a migratory grasshopper often traveling in vast swarms and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LANGOUSTE — [lan.gouste] n [F, grasshopper, lobster, fr. OF languste, fr. OProv langosta, fr. (assumed) VL lacusta, alter. of L locusta] (1832): …
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CORN SALAD — [corn salad] n [fr. its occurrence as a weed in fields of grain] (1597): any of several herbs (genus Valerianella) …
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LOCUST — in botany, any tree of the genus Robinia within the pea family (Fabaceae). About 20 species are known, all occurring …
Britannica English vocabulary
LOCUST — / ˈləʊkəst; NAmE ˈloʊ-/ noun a large insect that lives in hot countries and flies in large groups, destroying all …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOBSTER — / ˈlɒbstə(r); NAmE ˈlɑːb-/ noun 1. [ C ] a sea creature with a hard shell, a long body divided …
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LANGOUSTINE — / ˈlɒŋgʊstiːn; NAmE ˈlɑːŋ-/ (also ˌNorway ˈlobster , ˌDublin Bay ˈprawn ) noun a type of shellfish like a small …
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