cicada

Meaning

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

Synonyms

cigala

tree locust

Sphecius speciosis

longicorn beetle

smut on sorghum

kutsukutsu-boushi semi

cast-off cicada shell

man of this world

Translations

Frequency

43k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɪˈkeɪ.də/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cicāda, ultimately onomatopoeic. Doublet of cicala.

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