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cicala

[si-kah-luh, chee-kah-lah] / sɪˈkɑ lə, tʃiˈkɑ lɑ /
NOUN
seventeen-year locust
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The cicala sang in the flower of the pomegranate, the frog sang by the pond.

From Japanese Fairy Tales by James, Grace

The sound of the river and of the cicala is all the noise we hear.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

A cicala hidden in the heart of a pomegranate flower sang shrilly now and again.

From Japanese Fairy Tales by James, Grace

Not a sound to be heard, save the incessant motion of the fan, which is, to this season, what is the cicala to the hot hour of noon.

From One Of Them by Lever, Charles James

A cicala in the grass outside began his evening note of challenge.

From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.




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