Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cicala"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cicala
n : stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has
drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn:
{cicada}]
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