Look up: cicada

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   Cicada
   The cicada is a group of large four winged insects.
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   cicada
   [n] - stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings
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   Cicada
   Ci·ca'da (sĭ*kā'dȧ) noun ; plural English Cicadas (- dȧz), Latin Cicadæ (-dē). [ Latin ] (Zoology) Any species of the genus Cicada . 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 ...
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   cicada
   cicala noun stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
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   Cicada
   A `cicada` is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, in the superfamily `Cicadoidea`, with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. There are about 2,500 species of cicada around the globe, and many remain unclassified. Cicadas live in temperate to tropical climates where they are among the most widely recognized of all insects, mainly due to their large size and remarkable acoustic talent...
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   Cicada
   • (n.) Any species of the genus Cicada. 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 (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust....
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   cicada
   any of a group of sound-producing insects (order Homoptera) that have two pairs of membranous wings, prominent compound eyes, and three simple eyes ... [6 related articles]
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   Cicada
   Cicada is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Loud Insect of the Night ` The name Cicada doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Cicada seems to be unique!
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   cicada
   cicada (sikā'du) , large, noise-producing insect of the order Homoptera, with a stout body, a wide, blunt head, protruding eyes, and two pairs of membranous wings. The front wings, which are longer than the rear pair, extend beyond the insect's abdomen. Male cicadas have platelike membrane...
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