cicadae

Variant of cicada

cicada definition

ci·cada (si kā′də, -kä′-)

noun pl. cicadas -·das or cicadae -·dae (-dē)

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

Etymology: ME < L

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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