CICADA


Meaning of CICADA in English

[ sɪ'kα:də ]

■ noun a large bug with long transparent wings, the males of which make a loud shrill droning noise after dark. [Family Cicadidae: many species.]

Origin

ME: from L. ~ , cicala .

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