dog-day cicada

[dawg-dey, dog-]

dog-day cicada

[dawg-dey, dog-]
noun
any of several cicadas of the genus Tibicen, that have distinctive songs commonly heard during July and August.
Also called harvest fly.
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dog-day cicada

noun
its distinctive song is heard during July and August 
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