Meaning of CICALA
Pronunciation: | | si'kâlu
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| Definition: | | [n] stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone |
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| Synonyms: | | cicada |
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| See Also: | | Cicadidae, dog-day cicada, family Cicadidae, harvest fly, homopteran, homopterous insect, Magicicada septendecim, periodical cicada, seventeen-year locust | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Ci*ca"la\ (ch[-e]*k[aum]"l[.a]), n. [It., fr. L.
cicada.]
A cicada. See {Cicada}. ``At eve a dry cicala sung.''
--Tennison.
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