Locust: Locusts are migratory grasshoppers. They are known to cause great damage to crops wherever they swarm. [100%] 2023-02-20 [Insects] [Gardening Glossary]...
Locust: LOCUST lo'-kust: The translation of a large number of Hebrew and Greek words: 1. Names: (1) 'arbeh from the root rabhah, "to increase" (compare Arabic raba', "to increase"). (2) sal`am, from obsolete [?] cal`am, "to swallow down," "to ... [100%] 1915-01-01
Locust: Of all the insects the locust is most frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. It occurs under the following nine names, which probably denote different species; but there is no certain clue by which the exact species intended by each ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
Locust: Locust is a pejorative term derived from the German word Heuschrecke, which Germany politician Franz Müntefering (from the social democratic SPD party) created in the context of describing private investors, private equity funds and investment banks. The term has been ... (Finance) [100%] 2023-11-04 [Political neologisms]
Locust: In its general acceptation this term is applied only to certain insects of the order Orthoptera, family Acridiidae. The family Locustidae is now viewed zoologically in a sense that does not admit of the species best known as “locusts” being ... [100%] 2022-09-02
Locust: Locust is a pejorative term derived from the German word Heuschrecke, which Germany politician Franz Müntefering (from the social democratic SPD party) created in the context of describing private investors, private equity funds and investment banks. The term has been ... (Social) [100%] 2024-01-07 [Political neologisms]
Locust: In zoology, locust is the common name for any member of several species of short-horned grasshoppers of the family Acrididae that are characterized by having a swarming (gregarious) phase in addition to a solitary phase. The term locust is ... [100%] 2023-02-04
Bald Locust: BALD LOCUST bold lo'kust. See LOCUST. bold lo'kust. See LOCUST. [70%] 1915-01-01
Honey Locust: Honey Locust, the popular name of a tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, a member of the natural order Leguminosae, and a native of the more eastern United States of North America. It reaches from 75 to 140 ft. in height with a ... [70%] 2022-09-02
Locust tree: Locust tree can mean: "Locust" comes from the Latin locusta, meaning both "locust" (the insect) and "lobster". By analogy with a levantine use of the Greek word for the insect, akris, for the pods of the carob tree which supposedly ... [70%] 2024-01-05
The Locust: The Locust was an American hardcore punk band from San Diego, California, known for their mix of grindcore aggression and new wave experimentation. The band has been noted for their use of insect costumes when performing live. (American band) [70%] 2023-12-09 [Hardcore punk groups from California] [American noise rock music groups]...
Locust Grove: Locust Grove ist der Name folgender Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: im National Register of Historic Places gelisteten Objekte: Siehe auch. [70%] 2023-12-16
Locust (car): Locust is a kit car inspired by the Lotus Seven. It was first developed in the mid 1980s as a cheap kit car to be built onto the chassis of a Triumph Spitfire, it was later developed into a full ... (Company) [70%] 2023-12-11 [Sports cars]
The Locust: The Locust fue una banda estadounidense de grindcore oriunda de San Diego, California. Es conocida por ser pioneros del mathgrind y su mezcla única de velocidad, complejidad y rarezas derivadas del industrial y el new wave, sumado al implemento de ... [70%] 2024-06-20
Locust Abortion Technician: Locust Abortion Technician is the third full-length studio album by American rock band Butthole Surfers, released in March 1987. The album was originally released on both vinyl and CD on Touch and Go, and was remastered on CD on ... [57%] 2023-12-12 [1987 albums] [Butthole Surfers albums]...
Locust (ethnic slur): Locust (Chinese: 蝗蟲; pinyin: Huángchóng) is an ethnic slur against the Mainland Chinese people in Hong Kong. The derogatory remark is frequently used in protest, social media, and localist publications in Hong Kong, especially when the topics involves the influx of ... (Social) [57%] 2023-12-10 [Political terminology]
Locust Hill, Ontario: Locust Hill is a historic community of Markham, Ontario centred on Hwy. 7 and the Canadian Pacific Railway and within the boundaries of the future national Rouge Park. [57%] 2023-12-16 [Neighbourhoods in Markham, Ontario]
Locust bean gum: Locust bean gum (LBG, carob gum, carob bean gum, carobin, E410) is a galactomannan vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob tree and used as a thickening agent (gelling agent) in food technology. Locust bean gum is extracted ... (Chemistry) [57%] 2023-12-10 [Edible thickening agents] [Food stabilizers]...
Locust Manor, Queens: 40°40′30″N 73°45′53″W / 40.67500°N 73.76472°W / 40.67500; -73.76472 Locust Manor is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the north by Baisley Boulevard ... (Neighborhood in Queens, New York) [57%] 2024-02-01 [Neighborhoods in Queens, New York]
Locust (Carolina do Norte): Locust é uma cidade localizada no estado norte-americano de Carolina do Norte, no Condado de Cabarrus e Condado de Stanly. Segundo o censo norte-americano de 2000, a sua população era de 2416 habitantes. (Carolina do Norte) [50%] 2023-12-12
Locust Creek Covered Bridge (Missouri): Die Locust Creek Covered Bridge ist die längste erhaltene gedeckte Holzbrücke im US-Bundesstaat Missouri. Sie befindet sich zwischen Laclede und Meadville in der Nähe der U.S. (Missouri) [44%] 2024-01-20
Kosher locust: Kosher locusts are varieties of locust deemed permissible for consumption under the laws of kashrut (Jewish dietary law). While the consumption of most insects is forbidden under the laws of kashrut, the rabbis of the Talmud identified eight kosher species ... (Insect considered kosher under Jewish dietary laws) [70%] 2023-12-12 [Insects as food] [Kosher food]...
Locust-Tree: Locust-Tree, or Carob-Tree (Ceratonia siliqua), a member of the tribe Cassieae of the order Leguminosae, the sole species of its genus, and widely diffused spontaneously and by cultivation from Spain to the eastern Mediterranean regions. The name of ... [70%] 2022-09-02
Migratory locust: The migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) is the most widespread locust species, and the only species in the genus Locusta. It occurs throughout Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. (Biology) [70%] 2023-12-12 [Oedipodinae]
Australian plague locust: The Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera) is a native Australian insect in the family Acrididae, and a significant agricultural pest. Adult Australian plague locusts range in size from 20 to 45 mm in length, and the colour varies from brown ... (Species of grasshopper) [57%] 2023-12-20 [Locusts] [Agricultural pest insects]...
Walnut–Locust station: Walnut–Locust/Avenue of the Arts (also Walnut–Locust) is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located between Walnut Street and Locust Street at 200 South Broad Street in the Avenue ... (Rapid transit station in Philadelphia) [57%] 2024-01-01 [SEPTA Broad Street Line stations] [Railway stations in Philadelphia]...