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noun stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
originEtymology tree Classical Latin cicādader. Early Medieval Latin cicāla Italian cicalader. Occitan cicalader. English cicala Derived from Italian cicala and Occitan cicala. Doublet of cicada.
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