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 ci·ca·da /səˈkedə, ˈkɑ; saɪˈke-/
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 Ci·ca·da n.; pl. E. Cicadas L. Cicadæ   Zool. Any species of the genus Cicada or of the family Cicadidae. 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 (Cicada septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.
 Syn: -- cicala.
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 cicada
      n : stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has
          drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn:
           cicala]
      [also: cicadae (pl)]