Definition of Cicadas. Meaning of Cicadas. Synonyms of Cicadas

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Definition of Cicadas

Cicadas
Cicada Ci*ca"da (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E. Cicadas (-d[.a]z), L. Cicad[ae] (-d[=e]). [L.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.
Cicada
Cicada Ci*ca"da (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E. Cicadas (-d[.a]z), L. Cicad[ae] (-d[=e]). [L.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.

Meaning of Cicadas from wikipedia

- cicada in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cicada Mania – Website dedicated to cicadas, the most amazing insects in the world M****achusetts Cicadas describes...
- periodical cicada is commonly used to refer to any of the seven species of the genus Magicicada of eastern North America, the 13- and 17-year cicadas. They...
- the shrill songs of the cicadas during his exploration in the Amazon in the late 1840s. There are historical records of the cicada in Bexar County, Texas...
- to: Cicada (British band), English electronic music group Cicada (Cicada album), the 2006 debut album by Cicada, and its track "Cicadas" Cicada (****anese...
- Aldous Leonard Huxley (/ˈɔːldəs/ AWL-dəs; 26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books...
- the true cicadas, is one of two families of cicadas. With more than 3,200 species worldwide, it contains all but two of the living cicada species. The...
- in which cicadas repeatedly hug and touch each other with their legs. At the end of this process they mate in the same place. The adult cicadas lay their...
- Pacarina is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least four described species in Pacarina. Pacarina championi (Distant, 1881) Pacarina...
- Cicada killer wasps (genus Sphecius) are large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory wasps. They are so named because they hunt cicadas and provision...
- the eastern cicada-killer wasp, is a large, solitary digger wasp species in the family Bembicidae. They are so named because they hunt cicadas and provision...