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Brood X

Brood X proper noun: one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the eastern United States.

Proper noun

Brood X

  1. One of 15 broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the eastern United States.

Origin of Brood X

X represents 10 as a Roman numeral.

Questions about Brood X

What does Brood X mean?
Brood X means one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the eastern United States.
What part of speech is Brood X?
Brood X is a proper noun.

Words near Brood X in the dictionary

  1. brood pouches
  2. brood size
  3. brood sizes
  4. brood sow
  5. brood sows
  6. Brood X
  7. brood-parasitic
  8. broodchamber
  9. broodchambers
  10. brooded
  11. brooded above

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