Definitions
A loud-singing insect with clear wings, often heard in warm weather.
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin cicāda, ultimately onomatopoeic. Doublet of cicala.
Used in a sentence
“Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.”
“The emergence years of the principal cicada broods have now been recorded for a long time, and the oldest record of a swarm is that of the appearance of the “locusts” in New England two hundred and ninety-five years ago.”
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01“Loud summer insect”6 letters
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