desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria, a species of bird grasshopper from Africa known to cause large…Schistocerca gregaria, a species of bird grasshopper from Africa known to cause large swarms and bring famines from eating crops.
» Kenya is under siege by swarms of maturing desert locusts that threaten to ruin farmers’ crops and pastures.
Kenia befindet sich im Belagerungszustand durch Schwärme heranwachsender Wüstenheuschrecken, welche die Ernte und das Weideland der Bauern zu verheeren drohen.
Meaning
1 sensesSchistocerca gregaria, a species of bird grasshopper from Africa known to cause large swarms and bring famines from eating crops.
Examples
1 sentencesKenya is under siege by swarms of maturing desert locusts that threaten to ruin farmers’ crops and pastures.
deKenia befindet sich im Belagerungszustand durch Schwärme heranwachsender Wüstenheuschrecken, welche die Ernte und das Weideland der Bauern zu verheeren drohen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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desert + locustdesert + locust
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Forms
plural: desert locusts| Singular | desert locust |
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