Noun: cicada (cicadas,cicadae) si'kaa-du or si'key-du
- Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
"The cicadas' chorus reached a deafening crescendo in the summer heat";
- cicala [rare]
Derived forms: cicadas, cicadae
Type of: homopteran, homopterous insect
Part of: Cicadidae, family Cicadidae
Encyclopedia: Cicada