Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 7 compound words that contain cicada. The most common are listed below. Open cicada in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- evening cicadaA species of cicada, Tanna japonensis, having a shrill call that can be heard most often in the morning and evening.
- periodical cicadaAny of certain species of cicadas, especially in genus Magicicada, which are known for their 17- and 13-year life-cycles, during most of which they develop underground, emerging in large numbers for a short time as large and audible …
- annual cicadaAny of various genera of cicadas that appear every summer (though with a life cycle typically spanning two to five years), distinguished from the periodical species that appear in large swarms every 13 or 17 years.
- bladder cicadaA cicada of the Australian genus Cystosoma, especially Cystosoma saundersii, of eastern Australia, having a large green abdomen.
- cicada killerSphecius speciosus, a large digger wasp that hunts cicadas.
- cicada killersplural of cicada killer: Sphecius speciosus, a large digger wasp that hunts cicadas.
- resh cicadaMegatibicen resh, a species of cicada found most commonly in Texas.
- cicada caseThe exuviae of a cicada left behind after emerging as an adult.
- cicada casesplural of cicada case: The exuviae of a cicada left behind after emerging as an adult.
- cicada hawkcicada killer
- cicada hawksplural of cicada hawk: cicada killer
- swamp cicadaA cicada of the eastern US, Neotibicen tibicen.
- cicada-geddonThe rapid emergence of cicadas from underneath the ground after a long dormant period.
Compound words 7
- cicadidAny cicada in the family Cicadidae.
- cicadabirdA bird of the species Edolisoma tenuirostre, native to Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
- cicadettineAny cicada of the subfamily Cicadettinae
- cicadinAn anti-fungal agent; a peptide isolated from the Cicada flammata, a cicada.
- cicadoidAny cicada of the superfamily Cicadoidea
- cicadomorphAny insect of the infraorder Cicadomorpha
- cicadabirdsplural of cicadabird: A bird of the species Edolisoma tenuirostre, native to Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.