HyperDic: seventeen-year_locust

English > 1 sense of the expression seventeen-year locust:
NOUNanimalseventeen-year locust, periodical cicada, Magicicada septendecimNorth American cicada
English > seventeen-year locust: 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.
Synonymsperiodical cicada, Magicicada septendecim
Member ofMagicicada, genus Magicicadaseventeen-year locust
Broadercicada, cicalastout-bodied insect with large membranous wings

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