Cicada

//sɪˈkeɪ.də// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.

    "Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals."

  2. 2
    stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.; The periodical cicada.

    "The emergence years of the principal cicada broods have now been recorded for a long time, and the oldest record of a swarm is that of the appearance of the “locusts” in New England two hundred and ninety-five years ago."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cicāda, ultimately onomatopoeic. Doublet of cicala.

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