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‖ cicala|sɪˈkɑːlə|
The It. pl. cicale is sometimes used.
[a. It. and Prov. cicala:—L. cicāda (see prec.). Cf. cigala.]
= cicada.
1821Byron Juan iii. cvi, The shrill cicalas, people of the pine. 1832Tennyson Mariana in South viii, One dry cicala's summersong At night filled all the gallery. 1856Mrs. Browning Aur. Leigh viii. 701 Perfectly be stunned By those insufferable cicale. 1884Pall Mall Budget 22 Aug. 14/2 The chirp of green lizards..or the brr-r of the cicala. |