Migratory locust

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

migratory locust
    n 1: Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping
         large areas of vegetation [syn: {migratory locust},
         {Locusta migratoria}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Migratory \Mi"gra*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.]
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   1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or
      climate to another; as, migratory birds.
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   2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a
      migratory life.
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   {Migratory locust} (Zool.) See {Locust}.

   {Migratory thrush} (Zool.), the American robin. See {Robin}.
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