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Cicada
//sɪˈkeɪ.də// noun
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Noun
- 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 stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone wordnet
- 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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