periodical cicada

noun

: seventeen-year locust

Examples of periodical cicada in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And while Cicada Safari is just for periodical cicadas, regular old annual cicadas occur almost everywhere on Earth. —Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2024

Nature's next big show — cicada double emergence What to know about this year's periodical cicada emergence: Brood XIV will emerge this time Brood XIV, the second-largest periodical cicada brood, last emerged in 2008, Tamra Reall, an entomologist at the University of Missouri, told ABC News. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025

It's considered to be among the largest periodical cicada broods along with Brood XIX, which emerged in 2024, according to the University of Connecticut. —Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025

Dead periodical cicadas and nymphal shells pile up at the base of a tree on May 18, 2024, in Charleston, Ill. —Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for periodical cicada

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