seventeen-year locust

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See periodical cicada.

seventeen-year locust

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an E North American cicada, Magicicada septendecim, appearing in great numbers at infrequent intervals because its nymphs take 13 or 17 years to mature Also called periodical cicada

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seventeen-year locust - North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature

Magicicada septendecim, periodical cicada

cicada, cicala - stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone

genus Magicicada, Magicicada - seventeen-year locust

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