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cicada::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cicala |
| Type of | homopterous insect, homopteran |
| Has types | harvest fly, seventeen-year locust, dog-day cicada, magicicada septendecim, periodical cicada |
Examples of cicada
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He pulled a cicada off a tree, pulled its wings off and tossed it into the water.
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What do scientists know about how cicada nymphs keep track of time underground?
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Substrate vibrations during acoustic signalling in the cicada Okanagana rimosa.
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This huge generation of cicada nymphs will begin to emerge in earnest by mid-May.
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The treading legs of a cicada on the water are too much for gilled game to resist.
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How far back in local history can you find documentation of cicada emergence?
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The wings of noisy cicada insects have been harnessed as nanoscale printing blocks.
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Even a few human cicada connoisseurs take the opportunity to sample a buggy buffet.
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The 13 year cicada, Brood XIX, is expected to appear in record numbers Spring 2011.
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- Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
- A cicada (or) is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with large eyes wide apart on their head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. There are about 2,500 species of cicada around the world, and many remain unclassified. ...
- Cicada is the self-titled debut album from the electronic band Cicada. Released in the UK during summer 2006 on Critical Mass Records, the album contained several songs that the band had released previously as 12-inch singles ("Electric Blue", "Cut Right Through", "The Things You Say").
- Cicada is the name of a UK-based electronic music band. Members include producers Aaron Gilbert (aka Mr. Natural), Alex Payne and several guest vocalists including Tom Smith from Editors, Heidrun Bjornsdottir, Ben Onono, Max Berlin, Bjorn from Pacific! and most recently Megan Quashie.
- Cicada is a fictional DC Comics supervillain. Cicada first appeared in Flash (v.2) #171 (April 2001).
- Cicada (May 9, 1959 u2013 1981) was an American Thoroughbred champion racehorse.
- Cicada lore and mythology is rich and varied as there are c 2500 species of cicada throughout the world, many of which are undescribed and remain a mystery to science. Cicada has been prized as a delicacy, and are famed throughout the world for their song.
- The Cicada Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.
- (The Cicadas) The country-rock band The Cicadas was a side project of singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell in league with frequent collaborators Vince Santoro, Michael Rhodes and Steuart Smith. ...
