ALL meanings of seventeen-year locust
sev·en·teen-year lo·cust
S s - 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