DOG-DAY CICADA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Its distinctive song is heard during July and August

Synonyms:

dog-day cicada; harvest fly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("dog-day cicada" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("dog-day cicada" is a member of...):

genus Tibicen; Tibicen (harvest flies)

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