periodical
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Periodical cicadas emerge every 13 or 17 years.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024
Periodical cicadas are unique insects that have a 13-year or a 17-year life cycle, most of which they spend underground.
From BBC • May 22, 2024
Periodical cicadas burrow into the ground shortly after hatching and spend either 13 or 17 years nestled in a little mud cell, until finally they emerge for mating fiesta.
From Slate • Apr. 14, 2024
Periodical cicada emergence events only last for about five to seven weeks.
From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023
The members of the Club also receive magazines from the Church Periodical Club, and they pursue extension courses in agricultural subjects.
From The American Country Girl by Crow, Martha Foote
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