bladder cicada

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• bladder cicada — /ˈblædə səkadə/ (say bladuh suhkahduh) noun a large, green, leaf shaped cicada, Cystosoma saundersii, with a greatly enlarged abdomen used as a resonating chamber; active at night …  

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