How to Pronounce "locust"
word
ˈɫoʊkəst
LOH-kust
lˈəʊkʌst
LOH-kust
Definition
A locust is a type of large grasshopper that often forms huge swarms and can destroy crops by eating all the plants.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫoʊkəst
British English
lˈəʊkʌst
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LOH-kust
UK
LOH-kust
Listen in Context
A locust can eat its weight in plants every day.
The farmer worried about locust swarms destroying his crops.
A single locust looks like a grasshopper but is more dangerous to farms.
Last summer, a massive locust invasion wiped out all the wheat.