a large homopterous insect with long transparent wings, found chiefly in warm countries. The male cicada makes a loud, shrill droning noise by vibrating two membranes on its abdomen
an American cicada whose nymphs emerge in large numbers in a seventeen-year (or, in the south, a thirteen-year) cycle
an American cicada whose nymphs emerge in large numbers in a seventeen-year (or, in the south, a thirteen-year) cycle