cicala

2 definitions found

cicala - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cicala \Ci*ca"la\ (ch[-e]*k[aum]"l[.a]), n. [It., fr. L.
     cicada.]
     A cicada. See Cicada. "At eve a dry cicala sung."
     --Tennison.
     [1913 Webster]

cicala - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cicala
      n 1: stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has
           drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn:
           cicada, cicala]