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FAMILY CICADIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Cicadidae; family Cicadidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Cicadidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family Cicadidae"):
genus Cicada (type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas)
cicada; cicala (stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone)
genus Tibicen; Tibicen (harvest flies)
genus Magicicada; Magicicada (seventeen-year locust)
Holonyms ("family Cicadidae" is a member of...):
Homoptera; suborder Homoptera (plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects)