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Locust vs Locus - What's the difference?

locust | locus |

As nouns the difference between locust and locus

is that locust is a type of grasshopper in the family Acrididae that flies in swarms and is very destructive to crops and other vegetation while locus is a place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.

locust

English

(wikipedia locust)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of grasshopper in the family Acrididae that flies in swarms and is very destructive to crops and other vegetation.
  • A locust tree.
  • Usage notes

    * sometimes confused with locus

    Anagrams

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    locus

    English

    Noun

    (loci)
  • A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
  • The cafeteria was the locus of activity.
  • (mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
  • A circle is the locus of points from which the distance to the center is a given value, the radius.
  • (genetics) A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.
  • Usage notes

    * sometimes confused with locust