Found 2 items, similar to cicadae.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cicadae cicadae See cicada cicada n : stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn: cicala] [also: cicadae (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cicadae 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]