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Noun: Magicicada septendecim
  1. North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature
    - seventeen-year locust, periodical cicada

Type of: cicada, cicala [rare]

Part of: genus Magicicada, Magicicada

Encyclopedia: Magicicada septendecim