sə̇ˈkādə, -ädə, -ȧdə also sī- sometimes ˈsikədə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Cicadidae) of homopterous insects with a stout body, wide blunt head, and large transparent wings
2. plural cacadas also cica·dae -(ˌ)dē : any insect of the family Cicadidae (order Hemiptera) — called also harvest fly, locust