resh cicada
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Etymology
[edit]resh + cicada, a partial calque of translingual Megatibicen resh. From a character, either Aramaic 𐡓 (r), Hebrew ר (r) or Arabic ر (r), named resh, which resembles patterns commonly found on the thoraxes of members of this species.
Noun
[edit]resh cicada (plural resh cicadas)
- Megatibicen resh, a species of cicada found most commonly in Texas.
- Synonym: western dusk singing cicada
Coordinate terms
[edit]Megatibicen species
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