dog-day cicada

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• dog-day cicada — noun its distinctive song is heard during July and August • Syn: ↑harvest fly • Hypernyms: ↑cicada, ↑cicala • Member Holonyms: ↑Tibicen, ↑genus Tibicen * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• dog-day cicada — /dawg day , dog / any of several cicadas of the genus Tibicen, that have distinctive songs commonly heard during July and August. Also called harvest fly. * * * …   Universalium

• Dog day — or Dogday Dog day One of the dog days. [1913 Webster] {Dogday cicada} (Zo[ o]l.), a large American cicada ({Cicada pruinosa}), which trills loudly in midsummer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cicada — For other uses, see Cicada (disambiguation). Cicada Annual cicada, Tibicen linnei Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• cicada — /si kay deuh, kah /, n., pl. cicadas, cicadae / dee/. any large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, the male of which produces a shrill sound by means of vibrating membranes on the underside of the abdomen. [1350 1400; ME < L cicada] * *… …   Universalium

• Dog Days (disambiguation) — The Dog Days is a name for the hottest and most humid time of the year in North America. Dog Days may also refer to: Contents 1 Litature 2 Film and television 3 …   Wikipedia

• Cicada pruinosa — Dog day Dog day or Dogday Dog day One of the dog days. [1913 Webster] {Dogday cicada} (Zo[ o]l.), a large American cicada ({Cicada pruinosa}), which trills loudly in midsummer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dogday cicada — Dog day Dog day or Dogday Dog day One of the dog days. [1913 Webster] {Dogday cicada} (Zo[ o]l.), a large American cicada ({Cicada pruinosa}), which trills loudly in midsummer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tibicen — Linne s cicada, Tibicen linnei Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• harvest fly — noun its distinctive song is heard during July and August • Syn: ↑dog day cicada • Hypernyms: ↑cicada, ↑cicala • Member Holonyms: ↑Tibicen, ↑genus Tibicen * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• cicala — noun stout bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum like organs for producing a high pitched drone • Syn: ↑cicada • Hypernyms: ↑homopterous insect, ↑homopteran • Hyponyms: ↑dog day cicada, ↑harvest fly, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary