- family Cicadidae
- nouncicadas• Syn: ↑Cicadidae• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family• Member Holonyms: ↑Homoptera, ↑suborder Homoptera• Member Meronyms:
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family Cicadidae
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Cicadidae — n. a family of insects comprising the cicadas. Syn: family {Cicadidae}. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cicadidae — noun cicadas • Syn: ↑family Cicadidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Homoptera, ↑suborder Homoptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cicadidae — n. family of insects including grasshoppers crickets and locusts (of which the males create high pitched sounds by vibrating membranes on their underbellies) … English contemporary dictionary
arthropod family — noun any of the arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangiidae, ↑family Phalangiidae, ↑Argiopidae, ↑family Argiopidae, ↑orb weaver, ↑Theridiidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
homopteran — /heuh mop teuhr euhn, hoh /, adj. 1. homopterous. n. 2. a homopterous insect. [1835 45; see HOMOPTEROUS, AN] * * * ▪ insect order Introduction any of more than 32,000 species of sucking insects, the members of which exhibit considerable… … Universalium
Cicada — For other uses, see Cicada (disambiguation). Cicada Annual cicada, Tibicen linnei Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
cicada — /si kay deuh, kah /, n., pl. cicadas, cicadae / dee/. 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. [1350 1400; ME < L cicada] * *… … Universalium
Magicicada — Periodical cicada Magicicada sp. from Brood XIII, 2007 Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Palaeontinidae — Temporal range: Rhaetian to Early Aptian … Wikipedia
Magicicada septendecula — Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
