- periodical cicada
- noun Date: 1890 seventeen-year locust
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
periodical cicada
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periodical cicada — noun North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature • Syn: ↑seventeen year locust, ↑Magicicada septendecim • Hypernyms: ↑cicada, ↑cicala • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
periodical cicada. — See seventeen year locust. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
periodical cicada — period′ical cica′da n. ent seventeen year locust • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
periodical cicada. — See seventeen year locust. [1885 90] … Useful english dictionary
Cicada — For other uses, see Cicada (disambiguation). Cicada Annual cicada, Tibicen linnei Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Decim periodical cicadas — Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) was the first periodical cicada described. This 17 year species is closely related to two 13 year species (M. tredecim and M. neotredecim); these three species are often described together as decim… … Wikipedia
Magicicada — Periodical cicada Magicicada sp. from Brood XIII, 2007 Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
periodicalcicada — periodical cicada n. A cicada of the genus Magicicada of the eastern United States whose 17 year or 13 year life cycle consists almost entirely of a nymphal stage spent underground. Upon emerging from this stage, the periodical cicada transforms… … Universalium
Charles Lester Marlatt — Born 1863 Atchison, Kansas Died 1954 Fields … Wikipedia
Magicicada — septendecim Systematik Unterordnung: Rundkopfzikaden (Cicadomorpha) Überfamilie … Deutsch Wikipedia
