HyperDic: magicicada_septendecim

English > 1 sense of the expression Magicicada septendecim:
NOUNanimalMagicicada septendecim, seventeen-year locust, periodical cicadaNorth American cicada
English > Magicicada septendecim: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningNorth American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature.
Synonymsseventeen-year locust, periodical cicada
Member ofMagicicada, genus Magicicadaseventeen-year locust
Broadercicada, cicalastout-bodied insect with large membranous wings

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