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单词 cicada
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ci•ca•da /sɪˈkeɪdə, -ˈkɑ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -das, -dae /-di/USA pronunciation .
  1. Insectsa large insect, maturing in cycles of 5 to 17 years, the adult male of which produces a prolonged high-pitched, shrill sound.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ci•ca•da  (si kādə, -kä-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -das, -dae (-dē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Insectsany large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, the male of which produces a shrill sound by means of vibrating membranes on the underside of the abdomen.
  • Latin cicāda
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cicada /sɪˈkɑːdə/, cicala n ( pl -das, -dae / -diː/, -las, -le / -leɪ/)
  1. any large broad insect of the homopterous family Cicadidae, most common in warm regions. Cicadas have membranous wings and the males produce a high-pitched drone by vibration of a pair of drumlike abdominal organs
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin
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