cicadas Hear it!

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

cicadas Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hear: On the way down the steps outside we could hear cicadas in the trees.

Preposition: in

  • tree: On the way down the steps outside we could hear cicadas in the trees.

cicadas Quotes

The wind howls and the countryside is the colour of a lion.Foraweek the cicadashave beenscreaming; Ithink by now most of them have burst, for there are far fewer. —Bowles, Paul Frederick

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