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Locusta

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Lo`cus´ta
n.1.(Bot.) The spikelet or flower cluster of grasses.
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Noun1.Locusta - a genus of AcrididaeLocusta - a genus of Acrididae                
genus Locusta
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Acrididae, family Acrididae, family Locustidae, Locustidae - short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
Locusta migratoria, migratory locust - Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation
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Locusta and Agrippina, living at the same time, were an exception, and proved the determination of providence to effect the entire ruin of the Roman empire, sullied by so many crimes.
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