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Noun
/səˈkādə/,/səˈkädə/,
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cicadas, plural;
  1. A large homopterous insect with long transparent wings, occurring chiefly in warm countries. The male cicada makes a loud shrill droning noise after dark by vibrating two membranes on its abdomen

  1. stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
  2. 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. ...
  3. 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").
  4. 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.
  5. Cicada is a fictional DC Comics supervillain. Cicada first appeared in Flash (v.2) #171 (April 2001).
  6. Cicada (May 9, 1959–1981) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse bred by Christopher Chenery's Meadow Stud. A bay filly by Bryan G, she was out of Satsuma whose dam was Hildene, a "blue hen" mare and the first horse owned by Chenery. ...
  7. 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.
  8. The Cicada Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.
  9. (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. ...
  10. (cicadas) a type of insect; male cicadas make a loud buzzing sound by rubbing body parts together.
  11. New Zealand has its own cicada species about which remarkably little is known. This website contains some scientific information and includes an image gallery. The small Waikato town of Kihikihi is named for the cicada.
  12. A large, fly-like insect with transparent wings; the male makes a loud, shrill sound by vibrating a special organ on his underbelly
  13. 1. noun an insect that lives in trees and tall grass in hot countries and makes a loud high noise