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noun
Any of certain species of cicadas, especially in genus Magicicada, which are known for their 17- and 13-year life-cycles, during most of which they develop underground, emerging in large numbers for a short time as large and audible adults, all those emerging in a year constituting a brood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: seventeen-year locust, Magicicada septendecim
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Broader terms: cicada, cicala
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