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cicada

[si-key-duh, -kah-] / sɪˈkeɪ də, -ˈkɑ- /
NOUN
locust
Synonyms
STRONGEST


NOUN
seventeen-year locust
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Looking for bugs in summer turns into “The Cicada Humans.”

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

Cicada watchers have spotted the first insects coming out of the ground, reporting their sightings to apps such as iNaturalist and Cicada Safari.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

“The whole tree is screaming,” said Kritsky, who created a Cicada Safari app to track where the cicadas are.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

The ground floor of the building, now home to the Cicada Club, once housed Oviatt’s prestigious clothing store, Alexander & Oviatt.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Trochlea: the thickened base of the hind wings in Cicada: in Trichoptera a small elliptical space at base of hind wing behind origin of median vein.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.




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