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cicada en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [sɪˈkʰeɪ̯.də] (UK)
• [sɪˈkʰɑː.də] (UK)
• [sɪ̈ˈkʰeɪ̯.ɾə] (US)
• [sɪ̈ˈkʰɑ.ɾə] (US)
• /səˈkɐː.də/ (Australia)
• [səˈkʰɐː.ɾə] (Australia)
• /sɪˈkɑ.də/ (US)
• /sɪˈkeɪ.də/ (UK)
• /sɪˈkeɪ.də/ (US)
• /sɪˈkɑː.də/ (UK)
• /səˈkæɪ.də/ (Australia)
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• [səˈkʰæɪ̯.ɾə] (Australia)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
   • Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals. 2012 March-April, Anna Lena Phillips, “Sneaky Silk Moths”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2013, page 172:
2. Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. ▸ The periodical cicada.
   • The emergence years of the principal cicada broods have now been recorded for a long time, and the oldest record of a swarm is that of the appearance of the “locusts” in New England two hundred and ninety-five years ago. 2011, Robert Evans Snodgrass, Insects: Their Ways and Means of Living, page 217:
   • Last year, the Brood I cicadas were found in Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee. The cicadas that will emerge in New Jersey this year are part of Brood II or The East Coast Brood. They will also be found in Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. 2013 May 16, Laura Kroon, “Magicidada coming to New Jersey on May 27”, in Hunterdon County Democrat:

Forms

Deriveds

evening cicada · resh cicada · cicadin · cicada case · dog-day cicada · hairy cicada · cicadid · cicadoid · cicada hawk · cicada-geddon · swamp cicada · cicada killer · cicadomorph · annual cicada · bladder cicada · periodical cicada · cicadabird

Hyponyms

seventeen-year locust (periodical cicada) · decim periodical cicada (periodical cicada)

Relateds

cricket · grasshopper · locust

Synonyms

harvest fly · lyreman · jarfly · cicala

Translations (96)

unm pasalànkè (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · sq gjinkallë (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ja セミ (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · fur ciale (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · vi ve sầu (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · hu kabóca (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · lo ຈັກຈັ່ນ (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ro cicoare (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · my ပုစဉ်းရင်ကွဲ (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · hy ցիկադա (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · uk цика́да (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ja 蝉 (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ain ヤキ (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · el τζιτζίκι (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · cmn 蟬 /蝉 (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · km រៃ (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · mwl checharra (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ilo andidit (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ro cicadă (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · gl chicharra (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ast cigarra (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · hi शलभ (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · bg жътвар (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · gl cantariña (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · sh цикада (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · nb sikade (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ru цика́да (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · da cikade (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · tl kuliglig (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · sh цврчак (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · hi झीँगुर (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · cs cikáda (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · za bid (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · jv tonggèrèt (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · it cicala (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · pa ਬੀਂਡਾ (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · xcl ճպուռն (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ttc chinkli' (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · pl cykada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · cdm लीर् (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · mg jorery (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · dmw nirrungarda (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · hi झींगुर (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · de Zikade (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · et tirt (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · oc cigala (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · gl carricanta (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · la cicāda (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · bg цикада (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · th จักจั่น (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ml ചീവീട് (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · chr ᎶᎶ (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · af sonbesie (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · lt cikada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · eo cikado (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ca cigala (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ast cantariella (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · nl cicade (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · es coyuyo (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · hy կնճիթավոր ճպուռ (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · et tsikaad (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · sh cvrčak (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · fr cigale (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · be цыка́да (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ms reriang (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ast chicharra (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · es chicharra) (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · pag andirit (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · mi tātarakihi (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · id tonggeret (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · fi laulukaskas (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · tl kulilis (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · gl cantaruxa (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · sk cikáda (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ar زِيز (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · as জিলী (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · sl škržat (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · pt cigarra (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · bn উচ্চিংড়ে (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ceb gangis (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · sv cikada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ka ჭიჭინობელა (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · es chicharra (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ko 쓰르라미 (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · mnc ᠪᡳᠶᠠᠩᠰᡳᡴᡡ (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · sh cikada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · lv cikāde (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · vo zikad (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · cmn 知了 (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · fa زنجره (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · grc τέττιξ (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · tr ağustos böceği (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · ko 매미 (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · hi सिकाडा (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · nv wóóneeshchʼįįdii (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) · mk цикада (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera)