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1. cicada
   [n] - stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings
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2. 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 ...
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3. 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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4. 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....
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5. 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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6. 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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7. Cicada
   Cicada is the popular and generic name of certain insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, sub-order Homoptera, of many species. The males have on each side of the body a kind of drum, with which they can make a considerable noise. This, regarded as the insect's song, was much admired by the ancien...
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8. 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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9. cicada
   Any of several insects of the family Cicadidae. Most species are tropical, but a few occur in Europe and North America. The adults live on trees, whose juices they suck. The males produce a loud, almost continuous, chirping by vibrating membranes in resonating cavities in the abdomen. Cicadas with a ...
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10. Cicada
    A `cicada` ( or ) is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha (which was formerly included in the now invalid order Homoptera), 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 cicad...
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11. Cicada
    (band) `Cicada` is the name of a United Kingdom based date=January 2011--> singles throughout 2005 and 2006, including "The Things You Say", "Cut Right Through" and "Electric Blue". They have also done remixes for Depeche Mode, New Order, Chicane, Dannii Minogue,...
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12. Cicada
    (album) `Cicada` is the self-titled debut album from the electronic band Cicada. Released in the UK during summer 2006 on Critical Mass Records, the album contained several songs that the band had released previously as 12-inch singles ("Electric Blue", "Cut Right Throug...
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13. Cicada
    (mythology) `Cicada lore and mythology` is rich and varied as there are c 2500 species of cicada throughout the world, many of which are undescribed and remain a mystery to science. Cicada has been prized as a delicacy, and are famed throughout the world for their song. The cicada is a...
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14. Cicada
    (horse) `Cicada` (May 9, 1959 – 1981) was an American Thoroughbred champion racehorse bred by Christopher Chenery`s Meadow Stud. A bay filly by Bryan G, she was out of Satsuma; Satsuma`s dam was Hildene, a "blue hen" mare (a prolific producer of quality offspring) and the fir...
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