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cicada

(si kā′də, -kä′-)

any of a family (Cicadidae) of large, flylike homopteran insects with transparent wings: the male makes a loud, shrill sound by vibrating a special organ on its undersurface

Origin: ME < L

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noun pl. ci·ca·das or ci·ca·dae (-dēˌ)

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.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin cicāda

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