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cicada
(encz) | cicada,cikáda Jiří Šmoldas |
Cicada
(gcide) | Cicada \Ci*ca"da\ (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E. Cicadas
(-d[.a]z), L. Cicad[ae] (-d[=e]). [L.] (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. [1913 Webster] |
cicada
(wn) | cicada
n 1: stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has
drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn:
cicada, cicala] |
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cicada killer
(encz) | cicada killer, n: |
cicadas
(encz) | cicadas,cikády n: Zdeněk Brož |
dog-day cicada
(encz) | dog-day cicada, n: |
periodical cicada
(encz) | periodical cicada, n: |
Cicada
(gcide) | Cicada \Ci*ca"da\ (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E. Cicadas
(-d[.a]z), L. Cicad[ae] (-d[=e]). [L.] (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. [1913 Webster] |
Cicada pruinosa
(gcide) | Dog day \Dog" day`\ or Dogday \Dog"day`\
One of the dog days.
[1913 Webster]
Dogday cicada (Zool.), a large American cicada ({Cicada
pruinosa}), which trills loudly in midsummer.
[1913 Webster] Dog days |
Cicada septendecim
(gcide) | Cicada \Ci*ca"da\ (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E. Cicadas
(-d[.a]z), L. Cicad[ae] (-d[=e]). [L.] (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. [1913 Webster] |
Cicadae
(gcide) | Cicada \Ci*ca"da\ (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E. Cicadas
(-d[.a]z), L. Cicad[ae] (-d[=e]). [L.] (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. [1913 Webster] |
Cicadas
(gcide) | Cicada \Ci*ca"da\ (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E. Cicadas
(-d[.a]z), L. Cicad[ae] (-d[=e]). [L.] (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. [1913 Webster] |
Dogday cicada
(gcide) | Dog day \Dog" day`\ or Dogday \Dog"day`\
One of the dog days.
[1913 Webster]
Dogday cicada (Zool.), a large American cicada ({Cicada
pruinosa}), which trills loudly in midsummer.
[1913 Webster] Dog daysCicada \Ci*ca"da\ (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E. Cicadas
(-d[.a]z), L. Cicad[ae] (-d[=e]). [L.] (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. [1913 Webster] |
dogday cicada
(gcide) | Dog day \Dog" day`\ or Dogday \Dog"day`\
One of the dog days.
[1913 Webster]
Dogday cicada (Zool.), a large American cicada ({Cicada
pruinosa}), which trills loudly in midsummer.
[1913 Webster] Dog daysCicada \Ci*ca"da\ (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E. Cicadas
(-d[.a]z), L. Cicad[ae] (-d[=e]). [L.] (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. [1913 Webster] |
cicada killer
(wn) | cicada killer
n 1: large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas
[syn: cicada killer, Sphecius speciosis] |
dog-day cicada
(wn) | dog-day cicada
n 1: its distinctive song is heard during July and August [syn:
dog-day cicada, harvest fly] |
genus cicada
(wn) | genus Cicada
n 1: type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas |
genus magicicada
(wn) | genus Magicicada
n 1: seventeen-year locust [syn: Magicicada, {genus
Magicicada}] |
magicicada
(wn) | Magicicada
n 1: seventeen-year locust [syn: Magicicada, {genus
Magicicada}] |
magicicada septendecim
(wn) | Magicicada septendecim
n 1: North American cicada; appears in great numbers at
infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years
to mature [syn: seventeen-year locust, {periodical
cicada}, Magicicada septendecim] |
periodical cicada
(wn) | periodical cicada
n 1: North American cicada; appears in great numbers at
infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years
to mature [syn: seventeen-year locust, {periodical
cicada}, Magicicada septendecim] |
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