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CICADA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: cicadae   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cicada; cicala

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("cicada" is a kind of...):

homopteran; homopterous insect (insects having membranous forewings and hind wings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cicada"):

dog-day cicada; harvest fly (its distinctive song is heard during July and August)

Magicicada septendecim; periodical cicada; seventeen-year locust (North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature)

Holonyms ("cicada" is a member of...):

Cicadidae; family Cicadidae (cicadas)

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