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resh cicada

resh cicada noun: megatibicen resh, a species of cicada found most commonly in Texas.

resh cicada: megatibicen resh, a species of cicada found most commonly in Texas
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Noun

resh cicada (plural resh cicadas)

  1. Megatibicen resh, a species of cicada found most commonly in Texas.
    Synonyms:
    western dusk singing cicada

Synonyms of resh cicada

  • western dusk singing cicada

Forms of resh cicada

pluralresh cicadas

Origin of resh cicada

Partial calque of taxonomic name Megatibicen resh. From the character resh, either Aramaic 𐡓, Hebrew ר or Arabic ر, which resembles patterns commonly found on the thoraxes of members of this species.

Questions about resh cicada

What does resh cicada mean?
Resh cicada means megatibicen resh, a species of cicada found most commonly in Texas.
What part of speech is resh cicada?
Resh cicada is a noun.
What is the plural of resh cicada?
The plural of resh cicada is resh cicadas.

Words near resh cicada in the dictionary

  1. resexualize
  2. resexualized
  3. resexualizes
  4. resexualizing
  5. resh
  6. resh cicada
  7. resh cicadas
  8. Resh Galuta
  9. reshade
  10. reshaded
  11. reshades

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