All cicada synonyms
ci·ca·da
C c noun cicada
- grasshopper — any of numerous herbivorous, orthopterous insects, especially of the families Acrididae and Tettigoniidae, having the hind legs adapted for leaping and having chewing mouth parts, some species being highly destructive to vegetation. Compare locust (def 1), long-horned grasshopper.
- insect — any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- cicala — cicada.
- dog-day cicada — any of several cicadas of the genus Tibicen, that have distinctive songs commonly heard during July and August.
- periodical cicada — seventeen-year locust.