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"ref": "2012 March-April, Anna Lena Phillips, “Sneaky Silk Moths”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 172",
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"text": "Last year, the Brood I cicadas were found in Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee. The cicadas that will emerge in New Jersey this year are part of Brood II or The East Coast Brood. They will also be found in Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.",
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
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"word": "매미"
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"word": "ຈັກຈັ່ນ"
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"word": "ਬੀਂਡਾ"
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "цика́да"
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"_dis1": "50 50",
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "цврчак"
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{
"_dis1": "50 50",
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"feminine"
],
"word": "цикада"
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"_dis1": "50 50",
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "cvrčak"
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"_dis1": "50 50",
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"Roman",
"feminine"
],
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cikáda"
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
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"masculine"
],
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"_dis1": "50 50",
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"Latin-America",
"feminine"
],
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{
"_dis1": "50 50",
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "chicharra)"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
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"Northwestern-Argentina",
"masculine"
],
"word": "coyuyo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "cikada"
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{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "kulilis"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "kuliglig"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "jàk-gà-jàn",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "จักจั่น"
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{
"_dis1": "50 50",
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ağustos böceği"
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"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "цика́да"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ve sầu"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "zikad"
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{
"_dis1": "50 50",
"code": "za",
"lang": "Zhuang",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "bid"
}
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"word": "cicada killer"
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"word": "hairy cicada"
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"word": "periodical cicada"
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},
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"ipa": "[sɪ̈ˈkʰeɪ̯.ɾə]",
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"US"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "sonbesie"
},
{
"code": "ain",
"lang": "Ainu",
"roman": "yaki",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ヤキ"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gjinkallë"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "zīz",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "زِيز"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "knčitʻavor čpuṙ",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "կնճիթավոր ճպուռ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "cʻikada",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ցիկադա"
},
{
"code": "xcl",
"lang": "Old Armenian",
"roman": "čpuṙn",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ճպուռն"
},
{
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "zili",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "জিলী"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "cykáda",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "цыка́да"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "ucciṅṛe",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "উচ্চিংড়ে"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "cikada",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "цикада"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "žǎtvar",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "жътвар"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "pu.cany:rangkwai:",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ပုစဉ်းရင်ကွဲ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cigala"
},
{
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "gangis"
},
{
"code": "cdm",
"lang": "Chepang",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "लीर्"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "lolo",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ᎶᎶ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "蟬"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chán",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "蝉"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhīliǎo",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "知了"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cikáda"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "cikade"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cicade"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "cikado"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "tirt"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "tsikaad"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "laulukaskas"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cigale"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ciale"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "carricanta"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cantaruxa"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chicharra"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cantariña"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Zikade"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tzitzíki",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "τζιτζίκι"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "téttix",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "τέττιξ"
},
{
"code": "gn",
"lang": "Guaraní",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ñakyrã"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śalabh",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "शलभ"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sikāḍā",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "सिकाडा"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jhīṅgur",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "झींगुर"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jhī̃gur",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "झीँगुर"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "kabóca"
},
{
"code": "ilo",
"lang": "Ilocano",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "andidit"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "tonggeret"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cicala"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "semi",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "蝉"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "semi",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "セミ"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "tonggèrèt"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "rɨy",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "រៃ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "maemi",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "매미"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sseureurami",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "쓰르라미"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "chak chan",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ຈັກຈັ່ນ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cicāda"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cikāde"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cikada"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "cikada",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "цикада"
},
{
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "jorery"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "reriang"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "cīvīṭŭ",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ചീവീട്"
},
{
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "biyangsikū",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ᠪᡳᠶᠠᠩᠰᡳᡴᡡ"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "tātarakihi"
},
{
"code": "mwl",
"lang": "Mirandese",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "checharra"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "wóóneeshchʼįįdii"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "sikade"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cigala"
},
{
"code": "pag",
"lang": "Pangasinan",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "andirit"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "zanjere",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "زنجره"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cykada"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cigarra"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "bīṇḍā",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ਬੀਂਡਾ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cicadă"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cicoare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "cikáda",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "цика́да"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "цврчак"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "цикада"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "cvrčak"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "cikada"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cikáda"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "škržat"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"Latin-America",
"feminine"
],
"word": "chicharra"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "cigarra f (standard use in Mexico and Spain - Southern Mexico",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "chicharra)"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"Northwestern-Argentina",
"masculine"
],
"word": "coyuyo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "cikada"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "kulilis"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "kuliglig"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "jàk-gà-jàn",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "จักจั่น"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ağustos böceği"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "cykáda",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "цика́да"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "ve sầu"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "zikad"
},
{
"code": "za",
"lang": "Zhuang",
"sense": "any of several insects of the order Hemiptera",
"word": "bid"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"cicada"
],
"word": "cicada"
}
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