cicada
Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on…Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
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Meaning
2 sensesAny of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
Zikade
цика́даcikáda
цика́даcykáda
Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
The periodical cicada.
- stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
Examples
31 sentencesDo you know what cicadas are?
Do you know what a cicada is?
I think it's a cicada.
ruЯ думаю, это цикада.
The cicada has represented insouciance since antiquity.
З давніх часів цикада символізує безтурботність.
ruС древних времён цикада символизирует беззаботность.
Cicadas aren't harmful to humans.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin cicāda, ultimately onomatopoeic. Doublet of cicala.Borrowed from Latin cicāda, ultimately onomatopoeic. Doublet of cicala.
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Forms
plural: cicadas / cicadaeSynonyms
4 synonyms- stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone:cicala
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular