Cicada

Word CICADA
Character 6
Hyphenation ci ca da
Pronunciations /sɪˈkeɪ.də/

Definitions and meanings of "Cicada"

What do we mean by cicada?

Any of various insects chiefly of the family Cicadidae, having a broad head, membranous wings, and in the male a pair of resonating organs that produce a characteristic high-pitched, droning sound. noun

A popular name of many insects belonging to different orders, Hemiptera and Orthoptera, which make a rhythmical creaking or chirping noise; a locust, grasshopper, or cricket. In this sense the word has no definite zoölogical signification. noun

In zoology: capitalized The typical genus of homopterous hemipterous insects of the family Cicadidæ. noun

Any species of the genus Cicada or of the family Cicadidae. 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 (Cicada septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada. noun

Any of several insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. noun

Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone noun

Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.

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The word "cicada" in example sentences

A cicada is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha. ❋ Michael James (2008)

They were all back there — Liat and Maati and Kirath and Tuui and Epani who everyone called the cicada behind his back. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He called a cicada to his finger and said, Welcome, Sister Cicada. ❋ Nancy Farmer (2002)

As for the cricket, called in Latin cicada, he hath some likelihood, but not very great, with the grasshopper, and therefore he is not to be brought in as an umpire in this case. ❋ Unknown (1909)

Huge numbers of the fierce some looking insects are buzzing around the headquarters here in D.C. Experts say this particular breed is called the cicada killer wasp. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"USA Today" has a story about something experts are calling cicada envy. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The air is full of the rattle of the cicada, which is like the sound of a loud cricket, or the 'r-- r' of a corncraik's note going on for ever and ever; and the house lizard in the church goes cheep -- cheep -- cheep every now and then. ❋ Unknown (1900)

A Spanish lexicographer of authority says that the cigar has the form of a "cicada" of paper, and, on the whole, it is highly probable that the likeness of the roll of tobacco-leaf to the cylindrical body of the insect (_cigarra_) was the reason that the "cigarro" was so called. ❋ George Latimer Apperson (1897)

Ken Parsons and Derek Bridges sent me a video clip and neither knows the source of the odd "cicada" sound. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And she loved communicating science, something she discovered in 2004 after authoring a cicada cookbook. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Like a headache-inducing cicada, 3-D programming shows up on television about once a decade, only to disappear and be forgotten until whenever it appears again. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Southern Italy–cacti; relentless cicada song among the olive trees; crumbling farmhouses and their thick walls, the sweet smell of ripe figs: these are the sounds, sights, and smells of the place I fell in love with as a child. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But before noses turn up at the Hornes' choice of post-dinner snack, it's worth mentioning that the cicada comes from the Arthropoda group of creatures along with lobster, shrimp, crayfish and crab. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"I actually played with the idea of a cocktail and cicada party." ❋ Unknown (2011)

I mean, could you ask for a better punchline than me finding this cicada today? ❋ The Curious Holts (2009)

In the exercise field, several men were slowly strolling under the strong summer sun amid the noisy shrill of cicada. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My brain froze, the shrill of cicada faded, and my senses vanished. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Night brought the gentle sounds of crickets, grasshoppers, and the occasional not-so-gentle sound of the buzzing cicada. ❋ Nathaniel Tower (2011)

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