Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography/Acridophagi

​ACRIDO′PHAGI (Ἀκριδοφάγοι), or "Locust-eaters," the name given by Diodorus (iii. 29) and Strabo (p. 770) to one of the half-savage tribes of Aethiopia bordering on the Red Sea, who received their denomination from their mode of life or their staple food.

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