Schistocerca
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any large grasshopper of the genus Schistocerca. rare
"All the other schistocercas, except for the desert locust, schistocerca gregaria, (responsible for biblical and modern day plagues in Africa) are found in the New World."
Example
More examples"All the other schistocercas, except for the desert locust, schistocerca gregaria, (responsible for biblical and modern day plagues in Africa) are found in the New World."
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Schistocerca.