单词	cicada
释义	English American cicadanoun [ C ] uk/sɪˈkɑː.də/us/sɪˈkɑː.də/plural cicadas a large insect found in warm countries that produces a high continuous sound Thesaurus: synonyms and related words 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 See more results » 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. cicadanoun [ C ] us/səˈkeɪd·ə, -ˈkɑ·də/plural cicadas a large insect with transparent wings which it rubs together to produce a high, continuous sound esp. when the weather is hot: Cicadas buzzing in the maple trees is the sound of hot summer.
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