cicala

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cicala
    n 1: stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has
         drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn:
         {cicada}, {cicala}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cicala \Ci*ca"la\ (ch[-e]*k[aum]"l[.a]), n. [It., fr. L.
   cicada.]
   A cicada. See {Cicada}. "At eve a dry cicala sung."
   --Tennison.
   [1913 Webster]

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