cicadanoun [ C ]
uk/sɪˈkɑː.də/us/sɪˈkɑː.də/plural cicadasa large insect found in warm countries that produces a high continuous sound
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Insect names
- anopheles
- ant
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- daddy longlegs
- deathwatch beetle
- dragonfly
- earwig
- earworm
- insect
- ladybird
- lice
- lightning bug
- locust
- silverfish
- stick insect
- termite
- tortoiseshell butterfly
- tsetse fly
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Examples from literature
- At the end of seventeen years the cicadas come up out of the earth in great swarms.
- Everywhere the cicadas kept the heat vibrating with their strident buzz.
- He has brought us the cast-off skin of a cicada to look at.
- In the South it takes only thirteen years for these cicadas to develop.
- The cicada sticks it into a leaf or young twig to suck out the juice.