how to pronounce locusts

/ˈloʊkəsts/

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locusts is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of locusts in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… armies of locusts the size of major …”

meanings of locusts

noun:

Plural of locust.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of locust.

locusts frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word locusts occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics locusts can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that locusts can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;