Magicicada

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos, “magician”)+ Latin cicada.

Proper noun

Magicicada f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae – some North America periodical cicadas, whose nymphs take 13 or 17 years to mature, so that the adults emerge in great numbers at infrequent intervals.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Auchenorrhyncha - suborder; Cicadomorpha - infraorder; Cicadoidea - superfamily; Cicadidae - family; Cicadettinae - subfamily; Taphurini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Magicicada cassini, Magicicada neotredecim, Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada septendecula, Magicicada tredecassini, Magicicada tredecim, Magicicada tredecula - species

Further reading

Magicicada on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Magicicada on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Magicicada on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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