periodical cicada

noun

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What is the difference between annual and periodical cicadas? Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 The periodical cicadas will be present as early as April 2025 and should disappear again by late June, according to Cicada Mania. Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 What do annual cicadas look like? Annual cicadas typically have green bodies with black markings and are larger than periodical cicadas, Hayes said. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025 It's considered to be among the largest periodical cicada broods along with Brood XIX, which emerged in 2024, according to the University of Connecticut. Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for periodical cicada

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First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of periodical cicada was in 1876

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“Periodical cicada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/periodical%20cicada. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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