seventeen-year locust

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noun seventeen-year locust a cicada, Magicicada septendecim, of the eastern U.S., having nymphs that live in the soil, usually emerging in great numbers after 17 years in the North or 13 years in the South. 1
noun seventeen-year locust an E North American cicada, Magicicada septemdecim, appearing in great numbers at infrequent intervals because its nymphs take 13 or 17 years to mature 0
noun seventeen-year locust a cicada (Magicicada septendecim) which lives underground as a larva for from thirteen to seventeen years before emerging as an adult to live in the open for a brief period 0

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20

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