noun
cicadas
• Syn: ↑family Cicadidae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Homoptera, ↑suborder Homoptera
• Member Meronyms:
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\\sə̇ˈkadəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of large insects comprising the cicadas and with the spittle insects, treehoppers, and leafhoppers commonly constituting a superfamily of Homoptera
Useful english dictionary. 2012.