Definitions for cicadasɪˈkeɪ də, -ˈkɑ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ci•ca•da*sɪˈkeɪ də, -ˈkɑ-(n.)(pl.)-das, -dae

  1. 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.

    Category: Entomology

* (-dē)..

Origin of cicada:

1350–1400; ME < L

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cicada, cicala(noun)

    stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone

Wiktionary

  1. cicada(Noun)

    any of several insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.

  2. Origin: Borrowed from cicada.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cicada(noun)

    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


Translations for cicada

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

cicada(noun)

an insect that makes a loud chirping noise.

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