genus cicada

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   type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofCicadidae

Questions about genus cicada

What does genus cicada mean?

genus cicada means "type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas".

Is genus cicada a common word?

genus cicada is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.