- Any of various insects of the family Cicadidae, having a broad head, membranous wings, and in the male a pair of resonating organs that produce a characteristic high-pitched, droning sound. Also called cicala 蝉，知了：蝉科中的各种昆虫，有宽大的头部和膜状翅，雄性有一对共鸣器官， 发出独特的高音调嗡嗡声 也作 cicala
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Latin cicāda 源自 拉丁语 cicāda