Definition of "tibicen" [tibicen]

• In ancient music, a flute-player. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "This cicada I photographed last summer has finally been identified on BugGuide. net as Tibicen tibicen or T. chloromera or T. davisi."
• "It starts with a quote from Festus, 403 which equates Latin tibicen 'flute player' with an alleged Etruscan word subulō 'flute player'."
• "This cicada I photographed last summer has finally been identified on BugGuide.net as Tibicen tibicen or T. chloromera or T. davisi."