noun
Etymology: by folk eytmology from baum-cricket, part translation of German baumgrille, from baum tree (from Old High German boum ) + grille cricket — more at beam
: cicada
noun
Etymology: by folk eytmology from baum-cricket, part translation of German baumgrille, from baum tree (from Old High German boum ) + grille cricket — more at beam
: cicada
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012