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Definition of "cicadae" []

  • Plural form of cicada. (noun)

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Use "cicadae" in a sentence
  • "[4493] Formicae grata est formica, cicada cicadae, and birds of a feather will gather together."
  • "When cicadae, crickets, and frogs unite, their music may be heard at the distance of a quarter of a mile."
  • "In passing through some parts where a good shower of rain has fallen, the stridulous piercing notes of the cicadae are perfectly deafening; a drab-colored cricket joins the chorus with a sharp sound, which has as little modulation as the drone of a Scottish bagpipe."