Note: These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and
the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and
when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the
United States the harvest flies are improperly called
locusts. See {Cicada}.
{Locust beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a longicorn beetle ({Cyllene
robini[ae]}), which, in the larval state, bores holes in
the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black,
barred with yellow. Called also {locust borer}.
{Locust bird} (Zo["o]l.) the rose-colored starling or pastor
of India. See {Pastor}.
{Locust hunter} (Zo["o]l.), an African bird; the beefeater.
2. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The locust tree. See {Locust
Tree} (definition, note, and phrases).
{Locust bean} (Bot.), a commercial name for the sweet pod of
the carob tree.