locust
Example Sentences
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Cease leads Arizona State University's Global Locust Initiative, where she studies how locusts behave and how their destructive swarms can be controlled.
From Science Daily
I also love locust blooms, but I know of only one house near me that has locust trees.
From Los Angeles Times
In contrast, locusts prefer carbon-rich plants, so rising carbon dioxide levels could cause increases in locust outbreaks.
From Salon
The locusts occur in two phases: as solitary animals and in swarms.
From Science Daily
Because of displacement and climate change, families have resorted to “bad coping mechanisms like eating leaves and locusts just to survive,” Ejem said.
From Seattle Times
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