Cicada
Definition of Cicada
Ci`ca´da
Pronunciation:
sĭ`kā´då
n.
1.
(Zool.)
Any
species
of
the
genus
Cicada
or
of
the
family
Cicadidae
.
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
(
Cicada
septendecim
)
is
called
the
seventeen
year
locust
.
Another
common
species
is
the
dogday
cicada
.
Related Words
Cicadidae
,
cicala
,
dog-day
cicada
,
family
Cicadidae
,
harvest
fly
,
homopteran
,
homopterous
insect
,
Magicicada
septendecim
,
periodical
cicada
,
seventeen-year
locust
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