English noun: seventeen-year locust | |||
1. | seventeen-year locust (animal) North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature | ||
Synonyms | Magicicada septendecim, periodical cicada | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cicada, cicala | ||
Member meronym | genus Magicicada, Magicicada | ||