locust
/ˈləʊkəst/noun
उच्चारण लोकस्ट
टिड्डी
Core word
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a large insect that lives in hot countries and sometimes flies in very large groups, destroying all the plants and crops of an area
टिड्डी
- A swarm of locusts destroyed the wheat crop in a single day.
- Farmers beat drums to drive the locusts away from their fields.
- Locusts can eat their own weight in plants every day.
+ 2 more examples
- The sky turned dark as millions of locusts flew over the village.
- Officials sprayed the fields to stop the locusts from spreading.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
locust (countable noun)
A locust is a large insect, and its plural is locusts or, as a collective, locust.
Locust एक बड़ा कीट है, और इसका plural locusts है।
- A locust landed on the fence.
- Locusts destroy standing crops.
swarm / plague of locusts
Use swarm, plague or cloud with of for the large groups.
बड़े झुंडों के लिए swarm, plague या cloud के साथ of का प्रयोग होता है।
- A swarm of locusts attacked the fields in Rajasthan.
- Farmers feared a plague of locusts.
locust + noun
Locust can come before another noun, as in locust attack or locust control.
Locust किसी दूसरे noun से पहले आ सकता है, जैसे locust attack या locust control।
- The government set up a locust warning organisation.
locust vs grasshopper
A locust is a type of grasshopper that gathers in swarms.
Locust एक प्रकार का टिड्डा है जो झुंड में इकट्ठा होता है।
- Not every grasshopper is a locust.
locust (figurative)
Figuratively, locusts are people or groups who destroy resources as they pass through.
आलंकारिक रूप में locusts वे लोग या समूह हैं जो गुज़रते हुए संसाधनों को नष्ट कर देते हैं।
- Greedy builders like locusts ate up the green fields.
+Collocations 5
group + of locusts
swarmplaguecloudinvasionarmy
- An army of locusts crossed the border.
verb + locusts
spraydestroycontroleatkill
- Aircraft sprayed the locusts with pesticide.
adjective + locust
deserthungrymigratoryyoungdestructive
- Desert locusts can travel hundreds of kilometres.
locust + noun
attackswarmoutbreakwarning
- A locust outbreak alarmed the farmers.
locust + damage
damage to cropsloss of fieldswipe out harveststrip leaves
- Locusts can strip the leaves from a whole orchard.
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- The sky darkened as a swarm of locusts passed overhead.
टिड्डियों का झुंड ऊपर से गुज़रा तो आकाश अंधेरा हो गया।
- Locusts can eat their own weight in food in one day.
टिड्डियाँ एक दिन में अपने वज़न जितना भोजन खा सकती हैं।
- Radhika read that the locust attack of 2020 harmed crops in several states.
राधिका ने पढ़ा कि 2020 के टिड्डी हमले से कई राज्यों में फ़सलें नष्ट हुईं।
- Farmers beat drums to scare the locusts away.
किसानों ने टिड्डियों को भगाने के लिए ढोल बजाए।
- The Bible and the Quran both mention locusts.
बाइबिल और क़ुरान दोनों में टिड्डियों का उल्लेख मिलता है।
- The government warned farmers of a possible locust attack from the west.
सरकार ने किसानों को पश्चिम से संभावित टिड्डी हमले की चेतावनी दी।
- The Class 8 chapter described how locusts destroyed the harvest.
आठवीं कक्षा के पाठ में बताया गया था कि टिड्डियों ने फ़सल कैसे नष्ट की।
- Radhika's grandfather remembered the locusts that arrived in his village in 1962.
राधिका के दादाजी को वे टिड्डियाँ याद थीं जो 1962 में उनके गाँव आई थीं।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: a very large group of locusts is called a swarm, and locusts are often used as a symbol of total destruction.
Usage में, टिड्डियों के बहुत बड़े समूह को swarm कहते हैं, और टिड्डियों को अक्सर पूरी तबाही के प्रतीक के रूप में प्रयोग किया जाता है।