ci|ca|da

ci|ca|da «suh KAY duh, -KAH-», noun, plural -das, -dae «-dee».

a large insect with two pairs of thin, transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound in hot, dry weather by vibrating membranes on its abdomen. Cicadas are commonly called locusts. The seventeen-year locust of the United States is technically called the periodical cicada.

╂[< Latin cicāda]