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acridophagi

acridophagi is the plural of acridophagus.

Meaning of acridophagus

Noun

acridophagus (plural acridophagi)

  1. (rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts.

Proper noun capitalized: Acridophagi

Acridophagi

  1. A supposed locust-eating people in ancient ethnography, located by Diodorus Siculus, Jerome, Pliny the Elder, and Strabo, variously in Ethiopia, Libya, or Parthia.

Origin of acridophagi

The plural of Latin acridophagus, from Ancient Greek ἀκρίς (akrís, “locust”) + φάγος (phágos).

Questions about acridophagi

What does acridophagi mean?
Acridophagi means a supposed locust-eating people in ancient ethnography, located by Diodorus Siculus, Jerome, Pliny the Elder, and Strabo, variously in Ethiopia, Libya, or Parthia.
What is acridophagi the plural of?
Acridophagi is the plural of acridophagus.
What part of speech is acridophagi?
Acridophagi is a proper noun.

Words near acridophagi in the dictionary

  1. acridology
  2. acridone
  3. acridones
  4. acridonium
  5. acridoniums
  6. acridophagi
  7. acridophagous
  8. acridophagus
  9. acridophosphine
  10. acridophosphines
  11. acridorex

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