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CICADA

\sɪkˈɑːdə], \sɪkˈɑːdə], \s_ɪ_k_ˈɑː_d_ə]\

Definitions of CICADA

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A large order of insects characterized by having the mouth parts adapted to piercing or sucking. It is comprised of four suborders: HETEROPTERA, Auchenorrhyncha, Sternorrhyncha, and Coleorrhyncha.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A class of insects having the power of making a shrill sound.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

n. [Latin] A hemipterous insect living on trees and shrubs; â€”the tree-hoper.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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