locusts (living organism)

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Scope note
General term for several species of short-horned grasshoppers that become gregarious, migratory, and increase greatly in numbers under suitable conditions, forming destructive swarms that can travel great distances, rapidly damaging crops and stripping fields.
locusts
Accepted term: 05-Jan-2026