Locusts

noun verb

Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, (especially) the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria).

What it means

  1. (noun) Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, (especially) the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria).
  2. (noun) A fruit or pod of the carob tree.
  3. (noun) Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; the locust tree.
  4. (noun) A cicada.
  5. (noun) A Mainlander.
  6. (verb) To come in a swarm.

Letter analysis

  • Locusts contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

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What does Locusts mean?

Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, (especially) the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria).

How many letters are in Locusts?

Locusts has 7 letters.

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