cicada

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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.”

2. isim 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.”