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dog-day cicada

dog-day cicada noun: a large American cicada (Neotibicen canicularis), which emits a loud, high-pitched whining sound in midsummer.

Noun

dog-day cicada (plural dog-day cicadas)

  1. A large American cicada (Neotibicen canicularis), which emits a loud, high-pitched whining sound in midsummer.

Forms of dog-day cicada

pluraldog-day cicadas

Questions about dog-day cicada

What does dog-day cicada mean?
Dog-day cicada means a large American cicada (Neotibicen canicularis), which emits a loud, high-pitched whining sound in midsummer.
What part of speech is dog-day cicada?
Dog-day cicada is a noun.
What is the plural of dog-day cicada?
The plural of dog-day cicada is dog-day cicadas.

Words near dog-day cicada in the dictionary

  1. dog-cheap
  2. dog-cherries
  3. dog-cherry
  4. dog-child
  5. dog-children
  6. dog-day cicada
  7. dog-day cicadas
  8. dog-doo
  9. dog-ear
  10. dog-eared
  11. dog-earedness

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