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...
- English electronic music group Cicada (Cicada album), the 2006 debut album by Cicada, and its track "Cicadas" Cicada (Hazmat Modine album), a 2011 album...
- crabronid that preys on cicadas, though in North America, it is typically applied to this species, also referred to as the eastern cicada killer in order to...
- adult cicadas possess a substituted amphetamine alkaloid, cathinone. Cicadas that come into contact with conidia from an infected adult cicada contract...
- 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...
- Annual cicadas are North American Cicadidae species that appear every summer. The life cycle of a so-called annual cicada typically spans 2 to 5 years;...
- periodical cicada Magicicada tredec****ini. The two species are usually discussed together as "c****ini periodical cicadas" or "c****ini-type periodical cicadas."...
- Cicadidae, the true cicadas, is one of two families of cicadas, containing almost all living cicada species with more than 3,200 species worldwide. The...