n.; pl. E. Cicadas L. Cicadæ [ L. ] (Zool.) Any species of the genus Cicada or of the family Cicadidae. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (Cicada septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada. Syn. -- cicala. [ 1913 Webster ]
[うつせみ;うつそみ(ok);うつしおみ(現人)(ok), utsusemi ; utsusomi (ok); utsushiomi ( gen nin )(ok)](n) (1) man of this world; the real world; temporal things; (2) (空蝉, 虚蝉 only) cast-off cicada shell; cicada[Add to Longdo]