As nouns the difference between locust and orthoptera
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 orthoptera is any of very many four-winged insects, of the order orthoptera , such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts.
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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orthoptera
English
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order Orthoptera , such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts