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Definition: seventeen year locust
Cicada
\Ci*ca"da\ (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E.
Cicadas
(-d[.a]z), L.
Cicad[ae] (-d[=e]). [L.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of the genus
Cicada or of the family
Cicadidae. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly
transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar
organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair
of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A
noted American species (
Cicada septendecim) is called the
seventeen year locust. Another common species is the
dogday cicada.
Syn: cicala. [1913 Webster]
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