HyperDic: cicala

English > 1 sense of the word cicala:
NOUNanimalcicala, cicadastout-bodied insect with large membranous wings
cicala > pronunciation
Soundssihkaa'lah
RhymesAbila ... Zola: 109 rhymes with lah...
English > cicala: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningstout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone.
Synonymcicada
Member ofCicadidae, family Cicadidaecicadas
Narrowerdog-day cicada, harvest flyIts distinctive song is heard during July and August
seventeen-year locust, periodical cicada, Magicicada septendecimNorth American cicada
Broaderhomopterous insect, homopteraninsects having membranous forewings and hind wings
Spanishchicharra, cicadidae, cicala, cigala, cigarra
Catalancicala, cigala

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