periodical cicada
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of periodical cicada
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Also notable is that all seven periodical cicada species—broods contain multiple species—will be out in the same year.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2024
The research team says this is one of only a few studies that has explored the indirect effects of periodical cicada emergence events on forest food webs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2023
These images help scientists determine trends in periodical cicada populations, according to Gene Kritsky, a professor emeritus at Mount St. Joseph University in Ohio who helped create the app.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 5, 2023
While these mites are always around, they become “particularly abundant” in times and places where there is a periodical cicada brood emergence, he said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
She said you may also consider a device not available to earlier generations of Americans and Native Americans whose lives coincided with periodical cicada emergences: noise-canceling headphones.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2020
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