transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈkā-də, -ˈkä-; sī-ˈkā- ]
noun
( plural -das also ci·ca·dae -ˈkā-(ˌ)dē, -ˈkä-)
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