cicada

noun, plural ci·ca·das, ci·ca·dae

[-dee] .

any large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, the male of which produces a shrill sound by means of vibrating membranes on the underside of the abdomen.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin cicāda

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cicada or cicala (sɪˈkɑːdə)

—n , pl -das, -dae, -las, -le
	any large broad insect of the homopterous family Cicadidae, most common in warm regions. Cicadas have membranous wings and the males produce a high-pitched drone by vibration of a pair of drumlike abdominal organs

[C19: from Latin]

cicala or cicala (sɪˈkɑːdə, -diː, -leɪ)

—n

[C19: from Latin]

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