annual cicada

noun

: dog-day cicada
Annual cicadas, of which there are about 70 species, occur almost everywhere in the United States.Ted Williams, Audubon, July–August 1998

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of annual cicada was in 1850

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“Annual cicada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annual%20cicada. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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