n.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' k ā -d ə , - ' kä-; s ī - ' k ā -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -das also -dae \ - ' k ā -( ˌ )d ē , - ' kä- \
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