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Cicala

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cicadanounAny of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.

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cicadanounAny of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
locustnounAny of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, especially migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria).
cicadnounAlternative form of cicada. [Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.]
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cicadettinenounAny cicada of the subfamily Cicadettinae
balm-cricketnounAny cicada (Cicadoidea spp.).
cicadoidnounAny cicada of the superfamily Cicadoidea
tettixnounA cicada, especially in Greece.
cicatriculenouncicatricula
cicadellidnounAny leafhopper (of family Cicadellidae).
kumazeminounA cicada, Cryptotympana facialis, from subtropical eastern Asia, that makes a particularly loud noise
cicadomorphnounAny insect of the infraorder Cicadomorpha
cicada hawknouncicada killer
cicada casenounThe exuviae of a cicada left behind after emerging as an adult.
clangernoun(chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
dog-day cicadanounA large American cicada (Neotibicen canicularis), which emits a loud, high-pitched whining sound in midsummer.
periodical cicadanounAny of certain species of cicadas, especially in genus Magicicada, which are known for their 17- and 13-year life-cycles, during most of which they develop underground, emerging in large numbers for a short time as large and audible adults, all those emerging in a year constituting a brood.
jarflynoun(Appalachia) A cicada
caligonounA butterfly of the genus Caligo.
catocalanounAn underwing moth (genus Catocala).

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