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单词 seventeen-year locust
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seventeen-year locust


seventeen-year locust

n. Any of three species of periodical cicadas that have 17-year life cycles, found chiefly in northern regions of the eastern United States.

seventeen-year locust

n (Animals) an E North American cicada, Magicicada septemdecim, appearing in great numbers at infrequent intervals because its nymphs take 13 or 17 years to mature. Also called: periodical cicada

seventeen′-year` lo′cust


n. a cicada, Magicicada septendecim, of the eastern U.S., having nymphs that live in the soil, usu. emerging in great numbers after 17 years in the North or 13 years in the South. Also called periodical cicada. [1810–20]
Thesaurus
Noun1.seventeen-year locust - North American cicadaseventeen-year locust - North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to matureMagicicada septendecim, periodical cicadacicada, cicala - stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched dronegenus Magicicada, Magicicada - seventeen-year locust

seventeen-year locust


seventeen-year locust:

see cicadacicada
, 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.
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seventeen-year locust


  • noun

Synonyms for seventeen-year locust

noun North American cicada

Synonyms

  • Magicicada septendecim
  • periodical cicada

Related Words

  • cicada
  • cicala
  • genus Magicicada
  • Magicicada
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