- cicada
- cicada (n.) early 15c., from L. cicada "cicada, tree cricket," not a native Latin word; perhaps a loan-word from a lost Mediterranean language.
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cicadă — CICÁDĂ, cicade, s.f. Nume dat unor insecte cu corpul scurt şi gros, cu capul mare, terminat printr o proeminenţă ascuţită. – Din lat. Cicada (denumire ştiinţifică). Trimis de viorelgrosu, 23.02.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 cicádă s. f., g. d. art.… … Dicționar Român
Cicada — Ci*ca da (s[i^]*k[=a] d[.a]), n.; pl. E. {Cicadas} ( d[.a]z), L. {Cicad[ae]} ( d[=e]). [L.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Cicada} or of the family {Cicadidae}. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
CICADA — Apollini apud Gentiles sacra fuit, Deo Musico; quemadmodum et cycnus, ob cantum. Hinc etiam Poctae cicadae dicti, sed mali potius. Ita enim Simonides, apud Athenaeum, l. 15. c. 8. Φοῖβος ἐσαγεῖται τοῖς Τυνδαρίδῃσιν ἀοιδὰν, Τὰν ἄμετροι τέττιγες… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Cicada — Cicāda, s. Singzirpen … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
cicada — is pronounced si kah dǝ, although si kay dǝ is also heard … Modern English usage
cicada — ► NOUN ▪ a large bug with long transparent wings, which makes a shrill droning noise after dark. ORIGIN Latin … English terms dictionary
cicada — [si kā′də, sikä′də] n. pl. cicadas or cicadae [si kā′dē, si kä′dē] [ME < L] any of a family (Cicadidae) of large, flylike homopteran insects with transparent wings: the male makes a loud, shrill sound by vibrating a special organ on its… … English World dictionary
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
cicada — UK [sɪˈkɑːdə] / US [sɪˈkɑdə] noun [countable] Word forms cicada : singular cicada plural cicadas an insect that lives in trees and tall grass in hot countries and makes a loud high noise … English dictionary
