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cicada

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun cicada has 1 sense

cicada(n = noun.animal) cicala - stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone; Array

is a kind of homopteran, homopterous insect

is a member of cicadidae, family cicadidae

has particulars: dog-day cicada, harvest fly, magicicada septendecim, periodical cicada, seventeen-year locust

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CIDE DICTIONARY

cicada, n. [L.].

Any species of the genus Cicada or of the family Cicadidae. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (Cicada septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

cicada, n. (also cicala) any transparent-winged large insect of the family Cicadidae, the males of which make a loud rhythmic chirping sound.

Etymology

L cicada, It. f. L cicala, It. cigala

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