Cicada (Noun)
Meaning
Stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The loud buzzing of the cicada filled the air on that warm summer evening.
- Cicadas are known for their distinctive mating calls that can be heard for miles.
- As the sun began to set, a cicada emerged from the ground, its wings slowly unfolding.
- The cicada's high-pitched drone was a familiar sound in the neighborhood during the summer months.
- A cicada perched on a branch, its stout body and large wings a striking sight.