Cicada
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6.1
- proper noun
- /sɪˈkeɪdə/
- Specialized
:
cigarra
- Cicada.
Examples
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The loud call of the Cicada filled the air during the hot summer afternoons.
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Cicada killers range throughout the United States.
Academic text (2002) -
And then it's, you know, the wings in the adult winged cicada is what you see.
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The young monk here with you was once a boy named Golden Cicada, a Buddha's disciple
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Golden Cicada has waited for nine lifetimes before you're available to be his disciple in this life and you'll be rectified and led to Buddhism
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In many cultures, the Cicada is associated with the arrival of warm weather and abundance.
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When I heard the sound outside, I immediately recognized it as a Cicada calling for a mate.
Synonyms
17
6.9
A loud insect with a thick body and large, clear wings whose males make a loud, high sound
A large insect with clear wings that makes a loud buzzing sound
Compounds
1
8.5
A North American insect that appears above ground in very large numbers every 13 or 17 years
- Specialized
A large insect that makes a loud buzzing sound in July and August in North America
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cicada comes from the Latin cicada and the Greek kikada, both meaning 'a singing insect'. So the name points to the insect's very loud, song-like call, which is why we use Cicada today for these noisy summer insects.