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Cicadidae

noun

cicadas

• Syn: ↑family Cicadidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Homoptera, ↑suborder Homoptera

• Member Meronyms:

↑genus Cicada, ↑cicada, ↑cicala, ↑Tibicen, ↑genus Tibicen, ↑Magicicada, ↑genus Magicicada

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\\sə̇ˈkadəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Cicada, type genus + -idae

: a family of large insects comprising the cicadas and with the spittle insects, treehoppers, and leafhoppers commonly constituting a superfamily of Homoptera

Useful english dictionary. 2012.