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Magicicada
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Translingual
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Etymology
From mul grc μάγος magician+ mul la cicada.
Proper noun
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genus family Cicadidae some North America periodical cicadas, whose nymphs take 13 or 17 years to mature, so that the adults emerge in great numbers at infrequent intervals
Hypernyms
genus ; Cicadettinae subfamily subfamily; Taphurini tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Magicicada cassini species, Magicicada neotredecim species, Magicicada septendecim species, Magicicada septendecula species, Magicicada tredecassini species, Magicicada tredecim species, Magicicada tredecula species species
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