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cicada
(sɪkɑːdə, US -keɪdə)
Word forms: plural cicadas
countable noun
A cicada is a large insect that lives in hot countries and makes a loud high-pitched noise.
cicada in British English
(sɪˈkɑːdə) or cicala
nounWord forms: plural -das, -dae (-diː), -las or -le (-leɪ)
any large broad insect of the homopterous family Cicadidae, most common in warm regions. Cicadas have membranous wings and the males produce a high-pitched drone by vibration of a pair of drumlike abdominal organs
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C19: from Latincicada in American English
(sɪˈkeɪdə; sɪˈkɑdə)
nounWord forms: plural ciˈcadas or ciˈcadae (sɪˈkeɪdi; sɪˈkɑdi)
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
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