Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.
(Heb.
gazam). The English word may denote either a caterpillar (as rendered by the LXX.), which wanders like a palmer or pilgrim, or which travels like pilgrims in bands (
Joel 1:4, 2:25), the wingless locusts, or the migratory locust in its larva state.