desert locust
noun
a migratory locust, Schistocerca gregaria, of North Africa and Asia, associated with the plagues described in the Old Testament.
Origin of desert locust
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby desert locust
desert cooler,
desert culture,
desert fathers,
desert iguana,
desert island,
desert locust,
desert lynx,
desert oak,
desert pea,
desert rat,
desert rock