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1. (n.) cicada
a large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, maturing in cycles of 5 to 17 years, the adult male producing a prolonged shrill sound by vibrating a set of membranes on its underside.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L)
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1. (noun) cicada, cicala
stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
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1. (noun) cicada
any species of the genus Cicada. 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 (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada
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Sense: an insect that makes a loud chirping noise.
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 Afrikaans: kriek |
 Arabic: زيزٌ |
 Bulgarian: зоол. цикада |
 Brazilian: cigarra |
 Czech: cvrček, cikáda |
 German: die Zikade |
 Danish: cikade |
 Greek: τζιτζίκι |
 Spanish: cigarra |
 Estonian: tsikaad |
 Farsi: ملخ |
 Finnish: kaskas |
 French: cigale |
 Hebrew: צְרָצַר |
 Hindi: झींगुर |
 Croatian: cvrčak |
 Hungarian: énekes kabóca |
 Indonesian: tonggeret |
 Icelandic: söngtífa |
 Italian: cicala |
 Japanese: せみ |
 Korean: 매미 |
 Lithuanian: cikada |
 Latvian: cikāde |
 Malay: riang-riang |
 Dutch: cicade |
 Norwegian: sangsikade |
 Polish: cykada |
 Persian: ملخ |
 Pashto: ملخ، مچخ |
 Portuguese: cigarra |
 Romanian: cicadă, greier |
 Russian: цикада |
 Slovak: cikáda |
 Slovenian: škržat |
 Serbian: cvrčak |
 Swedish: cikada |
 Thai: แมลงชนิดหนึ่งส่งเสียงดัง; |
 Turkish: ağustos böceği |
 Taiwanese: 蟬 |
 Ukrainian: цикада |
 Urdu: جھینگر ، ٹڈی |
 Vietnamese: con ve sầu |
 Chinese: 蝉 |
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