locuste

French

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locuste

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔ.kyst/

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Noun

locuste f (plural locustes)

1. (botany) synonym of épillet
2. (zoology) locust (Acrididae spp.)

Further reading

• “locuste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• Jouy, Alain & De Foucault, Bruno, 2019. Dictionnaire illustré de botanique. Biotope Éditions, Mèze, →ISBN., page 167

Italian

Noun

locuste f

1. plural of locusta

Middle English

Alternative forms

• locust, locusta

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin locusta, either directly or from Anglo-Norman or Middle French locuste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːkust(ə)/, /ˈlɔːkusta/

Noun

locuste (plural locustes or locuste)

1. locust

Descendants

• English: locust

References

• “lōcuste, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 September 2018.