| 单词 | cicada |
| 释义 | cicada (once / 12086 pages) n A cicada is a large, winged insect that makes a distinctive vibrating sound. You might hear hundreds of male cicadas singing loudly on a summer night. Cicadas are often confused with locusts, which are a similar size, a little under two inches long, but are unrelated to the cicada. Cicadas live from two to five years, and in many parts of the world they're a popular food — they were also eaten in ancient Greece and their shells are an ingredient in several traditional Chinese medicines. The word cicada is Latin, meaning "tree cricket." In some parts of Appalachia, cicadas are called "jarflies." WORD FAMILYcicada: cicadae, cicadas USAGE EXAMPLESThe left-hand wall holds many insects normally found in the ground, like a centipede, a cicada and ants digging tunnel. Washington Times(Nov 13, 2016) Dog-day cicadas mature into vociferous adulthood during the hottest part of summer, when their steady droning builds in a crescendo and dominates muggy late afternoons. New York Times(Sep 16, 2016) In contrast to the soft trill of the field cricket, cicadas and katydids produce the kind of deafening hiss that can drown out conversation. New York Times(Aug 22, 2016) n stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone Syn|Hypo|Hyper cicala dog-day cicada, harvest fly its distinctive song is heard during July and August Magicicada septendecim, periodical cicada, seventeen-year locustNorth American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature homopteran, homopterous insect insects having membranous forewings and hind wings |
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