cicada
noun
any large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, the male of which produces a shrill sound by means of vibrating membranes on the underside of the abdomen.
cicadas
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pluralof cicada.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Only then could the final stage of the project begin, which would be releasing the cicadas at a carefully chosen secret location in the New Forest.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Some individuals compare the noise to cicadas or even a passing freight train, Price said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Outdoors, the yard is alive with 17-year cicadas who are generating an increasingly eerie background hum while cheerful daytime television hosts lightly suggest ways to turn the situation into a positive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
We did that before lunch, we came back from lunch and the cicadas — it was like Jesus had just opened the Bible and said, “Let it happen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
Crickets sang in the grass at their feet; cicadas buzzed in the trees overhead.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
