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单词 locust-killer
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Definition of locust-killer in English:

locust-killer

noun
US rare
  • (Also "locust-killer wasp") either of two large solitary wasps of North America, the cicada-killer, Sphecius speciosus, which preys on cicadas, and Prionyx thomae, which preys on grasshoppers.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in American Agriculturist.

Definition of locust-killer in US English:

locust-killer

noun
US rare
  • (Also "locust-killer wasp") either of two large solitary wasps of North America, the cicada-killer, Sphecius speciosus, which preys on cicadas, and Prionyx thomae, which preys on grasshoppers.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in American Agriculturist.

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