cicadas in English

noun

1

a large homopterous insect with long transparent wings, occurring chiefly in warm countries. The male cicada makes a loud shrill droning noise by vibrating two membranes on its abdomen.

Watch a kite sweep the skies for large insects such as grasshoppers, cicadas and dragonflies.

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Use "cicadas" in a sentence

1. There are two groups of Cicadas: dog-day Cicadas and periodical Cicadas

2. The varieties are known, respectively, as 13-year cicadas and 17 year cicadas.

3. While annual Cicadas emerge every year, p eriodical Cicadas appear at either 13- or 17-year intervals.

4. Periodical Cicadas are dark with red eyes

5. Cicadas are the elders of the insect world

6. Got cicadas? You may have Copperheads too

7. Cicadas are 1 - 1 1/2 inches long

8. Cicadas buzzed in the heat of the day. Sentencedict.com

9. Periodical cicadas emerge in huge groups called Broods. There are 12 Broods of cicadas that emerge every seven years and three Broods that emerge every 13 years, Raupp said

10. In summer the sky was blue and the cicadas sang.

11. Copperheads feed on small mammals, frogs, lizards, birds, and even insects (cicadas)

12. Cicadas that shed their skins are a food source for Copperheads

13. The ears of grasshoppers and cicadas are on their abdomens

14. 17 & 13 Year Periodical Cicadas 🛑 This page is strictly for MagiCicada periodical Cicadas, aka 17 & 13-year Cicadas, aka "locusts" (read why they’re called locusts).This does not cover annual Cicada species in North America and other parts of the world.

15. Cicada killer wasps exist, They’re basically a wasp that feeds on Cicadas

16. Cicadas are large, cleared-winged insects that occur either annually or periodically

17. Cicadas churn strenuously in the grasses, fighting the wind for supremacy of the airwaves.

18. They’re known to prey on Cicadas throughout the US and other countries also.

19. Hear the birds and cicadas, listen for the gentle breeze rustling the leaves.

20. 30 Cicadas churn strenuously in the grasses, fighting the wind for supremacy of the airwaves.

21. What is a periodical Cicada? Periodical Cicadas, sometimes referred to as 1 7-year Cicadas, are large, flying insects that are known for the loud buzzing noise that males make to attract female mates

22. Brood X cicadas are about to put on one of the wildest shows in nature

23. Male Cicadas produce loud noises by vibrating membranes (tymbals) near the base of the abdomen.

24. Other names: Cicadas are also called 17 year Locust, Cicada insects and Periodical Cicada

25. In August the cicadas Chorused, and the dusty olive trees drowsed in the sun

26. After spending almost two decades underground, Brood 10 Cicadas are due to appear in U.S

27. I woke early next morning, roused by the creaking of the cicadas and the scent of orange blossom.

28. Insects in the Hemiptera order have piercing-sucking mouthparts and include bed bugs, cicadas, aphids, and leafhoppers.

29. Female Cicadas can lay up to 400 eggs divided among dozens of sites—generally in twigs and branches

30. Aphids, cicadas, assassin Bugs, ants, and a variety of other insects can claim rightful membership in the order Hemiptera.

31. Other notably large Cicadas include the Bear Cicada of Japan (Cryptotympana facialis), and Tacua speciosa of south-east Asia.

32. Beetles’ mouths are made for chewing, while true bugs’ mouths are made for piercing skin and sucking, e.g., bed bugs and cicadas

33. It's a mystery as to why periodical Cicadas only emerge every 13 or 17 years, but it's been theorized that it

34. There are seven species of periodical Cicadas, four with a 17-year cycle and three with a 13-year cycle

35. Dog-day Cicadas are very dark with greenish markings and spend four to seven years underground before emerging in July and August

36. Cicadas are large charismatic insects that for the most part are harmless to people, plants (they can injure young trees), and property.

37. Brood X, a group of periodical Cicadas that emerge every 17 years, will tunnel out of their long dormancy and take over

38. Brood X is the name for the big generation of cicadas due in the spring of 2021, just as in 2004 and 1987

39. Broods are neither species nor are they populations; they are best described as regional, multispecies groupings of periodical cicadas that emerge on a common schedule.

40. Birds, squirrels, and Massospora cicadina are the biggest enemies of Cicadas, as well as praying mantis, Cicada killer wasps, and freshwater fish Australian bass

41. 2 days ago · Brood X is one of fifteen still remaining Broods of periodical cicadas found in the Eastern United States

42. Chirr: 1 v make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas Type of: emit , let loose , let out , utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

43. It is thought this is how new Broods formed over the millennia — cicadas emerge 4 or 1 year early in significant numbers and form a new brood

44. Brood 10 is a family of what are known as periodical cicadas, different to those that arrive annually, with almost the entire population crawling from beneath the earth in a single year

45. Brood XIX, a 13-year brood of periodical cicadas, has the largest distribution of the periodical cicada Broods, being reported from Maryland south to Georgia, westward through Arkansas and easternmost Oklahoma, and north into southern Iowa.

46. ‘Chickens and hens Cluck nearby and the cicadas start up their relentless refrain.’ ‘The chickens Clucked and scratched around his feet.’ ‘She lived on the top floor while all her hens and chickens Clucked happily on the ground level.’

47. Chirr - make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas let loose , let out , utter , emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

48. Brood, a collective term for offspring; Brooding, the incubation of bird eggs by their parents; Bee Brood, the young of a beehive; Individual Broods of North American periodical cicadas: Brood X, the largest Brood, which emerges on a 17-year cycle; Brood XIII, a Brood centered on Northern Illinois and its surrounding area, which also emerges on a 17-year cycle

49. The song of the cicadas Cradling a fresh appetizer with olives and tapenade.: Le chant des cigales berçant un apéritf frais agrémenté d'olives et de tapenade.: The figure of the young prin-cess Sobeknakht Cradling her new-born son (Brooklyn Museum of Art) is particularly touching.: La figure de la jeune princesse Sobeknakht berçant son fils nouveau-né (Brooklyn Museum of Art) est