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cicada

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


NOUN
seventeen-year locust
Synonyms


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Look, for instance, for a conductor with a clock as a face, dancing luggage and a cicada jug band, among a host of other oddities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

In Costa Rica, a rufous-vented ground cuckoo snatches a cicada fleeing an army ant swarm.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The bloody stain of the cicada on the artwork proves to be excellent foreshadowing of where the film is headed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

“Most trees and shrubs will bounce back from cicada damage just fine,” he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2024

He tumbled lifelessly through July, feeling as dry and empty as the cicada husks on the trees.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli




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