English Explanatory Dictionary

antilocust

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Destroying or opposing locusts.

Pronunciation

/ˌæntiˈləʊkəst/ /ˌæntiˈloʊkəst/ /-ˌtaɪ-/ /-tə-/ [-ɾi-] [-ɾə-] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antilocust.wav

Word forms

antilocust anti-locust

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *lek-der.? Latin locusta Anglo-Norman locustebor. Middle English locuste English locust English antilocust From anti- (prefix meaning ‘against, opposed to; counteracting’) + locust.

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