English noun: cicada | |||
1. | cicada (animal) stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone | ||
Synonyms | cicala | ||
Broader (hypernym) | homopteran, homopterous insect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dog-day cicada, harvest fly, Magicicada septendecim, periodical cicada, seventeen-year locust | ||
Member meronym | Cicadidae, family Cicadidae | ||