Magicicada

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Translingual

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos, magician)+ Latin cicada.

Proper noun

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Magicicada f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae – some North America periodical cicadas, whose nymphs take 13 or 17 years to mature, so that the adults emerge in great numbers at infrequent intervals.

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