Meaning & use
cicada
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A large flying insect known for the loud, buzzing sound males make, especially heard in summer.
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The cicadas' droning filled the humid summer evening.
Certain species of cicada spend over a decade underground before emerging.
A note on using this word
Some cicada species, called periodical cicadas, famously emerge in massive numbers only once every 13 or 17 years.
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