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ci⋅ca⋅da

[si-key-duh, -kah-]
–noun, plural -das, -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; ME < L cicāda
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ci·ca·da   (sĭ-kā'də, -kä'-)   
n.   pl. ci·ca·das or ci·ca·dae (-dē')
Any of various insects of the family Cicadidae, having a broad head, membranous wings, and in the male a pair of resonating organs that produce a characteristic high-pitched, droning sound. Also called cicala.

[Middle English, from Latin cicāda.]
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cicada 
1432, from L. "tree cricket."
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