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Cicada definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CICADA, n. The frog-hopper, or flea locust; a genus of insects of many species.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn: cicada, cicala]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -das; also cicadae) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, cicada Date: 14th century any of a family (Cicadidae) of homopterous insects which have a stout body, wide blunt head, and large transparent wings and the males of which produce a loud buzzing noise usually by stridulation

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also cicala) any transparent-winged large insect of the family Cicadidae, the males of which make a loud rhythmic chirping sound. Etymology: L cicada, It. f. L cicala, It. cigala

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cicada Ci*ca"da (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E. Cicadas (-d[.a]z), L. Cicad[ae] (-d[=e]). [L.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(cicadas) A cicada is a large insect that lives in hot countries and makes a loud high-pitched noise. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Harvest-fly (popularly but erroneously called locust in the U. S.).