seventeen-year locust
noun
Simple meaning
Certain periodical cicadas, of genus Magicauda, a brood of which was to emerge in the US in 2024.
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɛvənˈtinˈjɪɹloʊkəst
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noun
Certain periodical cicadas, of genus Magicauda, a brood of which was to emerge in the US in 2024, together with a brood of thirteen-year cicadas, such co-emergence occurring only once in more than 200 years.
North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature
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