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Meaning of locusta | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ɫoːˈkʊs.ta]

Definitions

  1. a grasshopper or locust
    declension-1
  2. a crustacean, (prob) a kind of lobster
    declension-1

Equivalents

English Grasshopper

Examples

“2015, Tuomo Pekkanen, Ingentes greges locustarum in Russia meridionali. https://areena.yle.fi/1-2864830, Nuntii Latini 7.8.2015”

A giant swarm of locusts has invaded the Stavropolsky district in southern Russia.

“lō̆custa marīna/maris”

a crustacean

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

locustae locustam locustarum locustas locustis locutio

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