[si-kah-luh; It. chee-kah-lah] 
| 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.] |
| ci·ca·la (sĭ-kä'lə) n. See cicada. [Italian, from Latin cicāda.] |
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