cicada
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6.9
- noun
- /sɪˈkeɪdə/
:
cigarra
- As the sun sets, I love sitting outside and listening to the cicadas buzzing in the trees.
- cicada killer
- periodical cicadas
- female cicada
But two different types, two different broods of cicadas are re emerging this year.
- But two different types, two different broods of cicadas are re emerging this year.
Examples
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The night was filled with the monotonous symphony of cicadas interrupted by the occasional hoot of an owl.
Fiction book (1995) -
Folklore has it that cicadas singing on a summer morning portend a hot day.
Academic text (2002) -
Listen, I am a big fan of cicadas for one reason only.
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Outside, there were evening cicadas and the sounds of children in the street.
Fiction book (1991) -
So with the cicadas, it's all about this song that they're able to produce.
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I stand in the driveway now, listening to the cicadas whirring in the dark tree.
Fiction book (1998) -
The rhythmic rise and fall of the cicadas' song seems to breathe out my name: "Meridian..."
Fiction book (1995) -
The swamp was unsettlingly silent, save for the constant buzz of cicadas in the distance.
Fiction book (1992) -
Lucilla heard the incessant chirp of the cicadas, and there was music coming from Pandora's house.
Fiction book (1990) -
On warm summer nights, the chorus of cicadas fills the air with their loud, high-pitched songs.
Synonyms
A large insect with clear wings that makes a loud buzzing sound
Compounds
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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
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cicada comes from old Latin and Greek words like kikada that copy the insect's sound, much like the English words 'buzz' and 'chirp' copy noises. So the name reminds us that cicadas are the loud insects known for their long, high song.