CICADAS

Meaning of CICADAS in English

(pl. ) of Cicada

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

CICADAS — ( pl. ) of Cicada
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CICADAS — pl of cicada.
Webster English vocab
HOMOPTERAN — noun see: feather Date: circa 1842 any of an order or suborder (Homoptera) of insects (as aphids and cicadas) that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LARVA — Active, feeding stage in the development of many animals, occurring after birth or hatching and before the adult form is …
Английский словарь Британика
CICADA — Any insect in the order Homoptera that has two pairs of membranous wings, prominent compound eyes, and three simple eyes …
Английский словарь Британика
SHRILL — I. ˈshril, esp South ˈsril, dial ˈswil verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English shrillen; probably akin to Old English …
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DRILL — I. ˈdril transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English drillen to delay 1. now dialect Britain a. : to …
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DIN — I. ˈdin noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dyne; akin to Old High German tuni din, …
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CRINK — I. ˈkriŋk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Low German krink circle, ring; akin to Middle High German krinc circle, ring …
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CHIRR — I. ˈchər, +V -ər.; ˈchə̄, +V -ər. also -ə̄r noun ( -s ) Etymology: imitative 1. : the short especially …
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HOMOPTERA — hōˈmäptərə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from hom- + -ptera : a large and important suborder of Hemiptera …
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DOUBLE DRUMMER — noun Australia : any of several noisy cicadas ; especially : a large red and black form ( Thopha saccata …
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DOG-DAY CICADA — noun : any of several large American cicadas (genus Tibicen ) having a prolonged trilling note that is heard especially …
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CICADIDAE — sə̇ˈkadəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cicada, type genus + -idae : a family of large insects …
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CICADA KILLER — noun : a large black or rusty yellow-marked American digger wasp ( Sphecius speciosus ) that provisions its nests with …
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LOCUST — — locustlike , adj. /loh"keuhst/ , n. 1. Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper . any of several grasshoppers of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOMOPTEROUS — /heuh mop"teuhr euhs, hoh-/ , adj. belonging or pertaining to the Homoptera, an order of insects closely related to the …
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DOG-DAY CICADA — /dawg"day', dog"-/ any of several cicadas of the genus Tibicen, that have distinctive songs commonly heard during July and August. …
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CICADA KILLER — a black or rust-colored digger wasp, Sphecius speciosis, with a yellow-banded abdomen, that preys on cicadas. [ 1890-95 ]
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CICADA — /si kay"deuh, -kah"-/ , n. , pl. cicadas, cicadae /-dee/ . any large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, the …
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HOMOPTERAN — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek hom- + pteron wing — more at feather Date: circa 1842 : any of an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOMOPTERAN ENTOMOLOGY — homopteran Entomology [ hɒ'mɒpt(ə)r(ə)n ] ■ noun a bug of the group Homoptera, comprising those with uniform forewings, such as …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HEMIPTERAN ENTOMOLOGY — hemipteran Entomology [ hɛ'mɪpt(ə)r(ə)n ] ■ noun an insect of the large order Hemiptera or bugs, which includes aphids, cicadas, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BUG — ■ noun 1》 informal a harmful microorganism. ↘an illness caused by a microorganism. 2》 Entomology an insect of a large …
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HOMOPTERAN — [ho.mop.ter.an] n [ultim. fr. Gk hom- + pteron wing--more at feather] (ca. 1842): any of a large order or suborder …
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SOUND PRODUCTION — in animals, the initiation of sound as a means of information transmission. Sounds are termed vocal when produced in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOMOPTERAN — Newly emerged adult cicada (Tibicen pruinosa). any member of the order Homoptera, a large group of sucking insects. The members …
Britannica English vocabulary
CICADA — Newly emerged adult cicada (Tibicen pruinosa). any medium to large (2 to 5 cm [0.8 to 2 inches]) insects of …
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SUPREMACY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE male ▪ Those were the last days of that dying dinosaur, male supremacy . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CICADA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Hear the birds and cicadas, listen for the gentle breeze rustling the leaves. ▪ It …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CICADA — n. Any insect in the order Homoptera that has two pairs of membranous wings, prominent compound eyes, and three simple …
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