Cicada Definition

sĭ-kādə, -kä-
cicadae, cicadas
noun
cicadas
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.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
other
(periodical cicada): seventeen-year locust, decim periodical cicada.
Wiktionary
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae — certain European cicadas.

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Other Word Forms of Cicada

Noun

Singular:
cicada
Plural:
cicadae, cicadas

Origin of Cicada

  • Borrowed from Latin cicada, ultimately onomatopoeic.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin cicāda

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin cicada

    From Wiktionary

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