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Cyllene robiniae
Locust Lo"cust, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. Lobster.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acridid[ae], allied to the grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda, or Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridium perigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called grasshoppers. See Grasshopper. 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.

Meaning of Cyllene from wikipedia

- Kyllini, Cyllene or Kyllene (ancient Gr****: Κυλλήνη) may refer to: Mount Kyllini, a mountain in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece Cyllene, an oread ****ociated...
- Cyllene /səˈliːniː/, also known as Jupiter XLVIII, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of...
- Cyllene (1895–1925) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career that lasted from 1897 until 1899, Cyllene won nine of his eleven...
- In Gr**** mythology, Cyllene (/saɪˈliːniː/; Ancient Gr****: Κυλλήνη, romanized: Kullḗnē pronounced [kyllɛ̌ːnɛ]), also spelled Kyllene (/kaɪˈliːniː/), is...
- Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene (/sɪˈliːniː/; Ancient Gr****: Κυλλήνη [kylˈlːɛːnɛː], Gr**** pronunciation: [ciˈlini]), also known as Mount Ziria (Ζήρια,...
- In Gr**** mythology, Cyllene (Ancient Gr****: Κυλλήνη Kyllênê) may refer to two characters: Cyllene, an Arcadian oread (mountain-nymph) who gave her name...
- There is one subspecies Cyllene desnoyersi lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975 (synonyms : Cyllene lamarcki Cernohorsky, 1975; Cyllene lyrata (Lamarck, 1822) The...
- Cyllene lamarcki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family N****ariidae, the N****a mud snails or dog whelks. Cernohorsky (1984)...
- Oceanid, and is the oldest of the seven Pleiades. They were born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, and are sometimes called mountain nymphs, oreads; Simonides...
- genus Cyllene include: † Cyllene angsanana K. Martin, 1921 Cyllene cernohorskyi Fernandes & Rolán, 1992 Cyllene chelonia Lorenz, 2023 Cyllene concinna...