| 单词 | seventeen-year locust |
| 释义 | seventeen-year locust (once / 738707 pages) n WORD FAMILY seventeen-year locust USAGE EXAMPLESDear Jack: The seventeen-year locust isn't a locust at all. Various, St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886...(2011) If we have had the seven-years' itch, we have not seen the seventeen-year locust yet in Concord. Thoreau, Henry David, Walden(2010) Who knows what sort of seventeen-year locust will next come out of the ground? Thoreau, Henry David, Walden(2010) n North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature Syn|Hyper Magicicada septendecim, periodical cicada cicada, cicala stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone |
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