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sev·en·teen-year lo·cust

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  1. seventeen-year locust, periodical cicada, Magicicada septendecimnoun

    North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature

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  1. seventeen-year locust

    Seventeen-year locust is a colloquial term for a species of periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecim) that emerges from the ground in parts of the United States every seventeen years. It is not actually a type of locust but is so-called due to the large, swarm-like groups in which they emerge. These insects spend most of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding on xylem fluids from the roots of deciduous forest trees, and then come out en masse to mate and lay eggs, creating a cacophony of sound during their emergence.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seventeen-year locust in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seventeen-year locust in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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