sikˈsīəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cixius, type genus (from Late Greek kixios cicada) + -idae
: a family of small elongated somewhat depressed insects (suborder Homoptera) related to the lantern flies
sikˈsīəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cixius, type genus (from Late Greek kixios cicada) + -idae
: a family of small elongated somewhat depressed insects (suborder Homoptera) related to the lantern flies
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012