'Migratory locust' definitions:
Definition of 'migratory locust'
(from WordNet)
noun
Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation [syn: migratory locust, Locusta migratoria]
Definition of 'Migratory locust'
From: GCIDE
- Migratory \Mi"gra*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a migratory life. [1913 Webster]
- Migratory locust (Zool.) See Locust.
- Migratory thrush (Zool.), the American robin. See Robin. [1913 Webster]