| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun cicada.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (cicada) | 1. Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone.[Wordnet]. 2. Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.[Websters]. | |
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"CICADAS" is a common misspelling or typo for: cicadae. |
Date "CICADAS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1824. (references) |
Specialty Definition: cicada
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] The frog-hopper, or flea locust; a genus of insects of many species.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] A cicada is any of several insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Homoptera, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: cicada
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Cicada killer | Large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Cicada killer wasp | The Cicada Killer Wasp is a large, solitary wasp. It is so named because is hunts cicadas and provisions its nest with them. In North America it is sometimes called the Sand Hornet, although it is not a hornet, which belong to the family Vespidae. (references) | ||
| Dog-day cicada | Its distinctive song is heard during July and August. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Genus Cicada | Type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Periodical cicada | North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: cicada | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Cicada | 106 | Cicada | 106 | |
| Cicada killer wasp | 12 | Cicada (album) | 6 | |
| Cicada (comics) | 11 | Cicada (alternative meanings) | 3 | |
| Cicada (mythology) | 11 | Cicada (band) | 5 | |
| Cicada Stakes | 10 | Cicada (comics) | 11 | |
| Cicada (horse) | 8 | Cicada (horse) | 8 | |
| Cicada (album) | 6 | Cicada (mythology) | 11 | |
| Cicada (band) | 5 | Cicada killer wasp | 12 | |
| Physalaemus cicada | 5 | Cicada Stakes | 10 | |
| Cicada (alternative meanings) | 3 | Physalaemus cicada | 5 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
