cicala Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
    cicada.

WordNet


Ci*ca"la noun
Etymology
It., fr. L. cicada.
Definitions
  1. A cicada. See Cicada. "At eve a dry cicala sung." Tennison.

Webster 1913