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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of three species of periodical cicadas that have 17-year life cycles, found chiefly in northern regions of the eastern United States.
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- noun North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature
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