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locust meaning in Kannada

ಮಿಡತೆ miḍate

UK/ˈləʊ.kəst//ˈloʊ.kəst/

locust in Kannada: ಮಿಡತೆ (miḍate). In English, locust means any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, especially migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria).

Kannada words for locust

type of grasshopper
ಮಿಡತೆ miḍate

English meaning of locust

  1. noun Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, especially migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria).
  2. noun A fruit or pod of a carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
  3. noun Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; locust tree.
  4. noun A cicada.

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Questions about locust in Kannada

What is the meaning of locust in Kannada?
Locust in Kannada is ಮಿಡತೆ (miḍate).
locust ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Locust: ಮಿಡತೆ (miḍate).
What does locust mean in English?
Locust means any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, especially migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria).

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