dog-day cicada
dog-day cicada · dog-day cicadas
A large American cicada, which emits a loud, high-pitched whining sound in midsummerA large American cicada (Neotibicen canicularis), which emits a loud, high-pitched whining sound in midsummer.
Meaning
1 sensesA large American cicada (Neotibicen canicularis), which emits a loud, high-pitched whining sound in midsummer.
More definitions
- its distinctive song is heard during July and August
Forms
plural: dog-day cicadas| Singular | dog-day cicada |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- its distinctive song is heard during July and August:harvest fly
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.