cicada
n. cicala, any insect of the family Cicadidae (i.e. cricket, grasshopper, locust, etc.) | ||||
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Cicada Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Cicada
(n.)
Any species of the genus Cicada. 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 (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.
(n.)
Any species of the genus Cicada. 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 (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.
| WordNet 2.0 |
cicada
Noun
1. stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
(synonym) cicala
(hypernym) homopterous insect, homopteran
(hyponym) dog-day cicada, harvest fly
(member-holonym) Cicadidae, family Cicadidae
Noun
1. stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
(synonym) cicala
(hypernym) homopterous insect, homopteran
(hyponym) dog-day cicada, harvest fly
(member-holonym) Cicadidae, family Cicadidae
| hEnglish - advanced version |
cicada
cicada
\ci*ca"da\ (s&ibreve;*kā"d&adot;), n.; pl. e. cicadas (-d&adot;z), l. cicad? (-dē). [l.] (zo?l.) any species of the genus cicada. 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 (c. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. another common species is the dogday cicada.
similar words(1)
dogday cicada
cicada
\ci*ca"da\ (s&ibreve;*kā"d&adot;), n.; pl. e. cicadas (-d&adot;z), l. cicad? (-dē). [l.] (zo?l.) any species of the genus cicada. 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 (c. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. another common species is the dogday cicada.
similar words(1)
dogday cicada
Cicada Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
cicada
N F
cicada| tree-cricket; Athenian hair ornament in shape of cicada; summer season
N F
cicada| tree-cricket; Athenian hair ornament in shape of cicada; summer season
Cicada Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Cicada
A Cicada is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. There are about 2,500 species of cicada around the globe, and many remain unclassified. Cicadas live in temperate to tropical climates where they are among the most widely recognized of all insects, mainly due to their large size and remarkable acoustic talents. Cicadas are sometimes colloquially called "locusts", although they are unrelated to true locusts, which are a kind of grasshopper. They are also known as "jar flies". Cicadas are related to leafhoppers and spittlebugs. In parts of the southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States they are known as "dry flies" because of the dry shell they leave behind.
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