English Explanatory Dictionary

resh cicada

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Megatibicen resh, a species of cicada found most commonly in Texas.

Word forms

resh cicada resh cicadas

Etymology

Partial calque of taxonomic name Megatibicen resh. From the character resh, either Aramaic 𐡓, Hebrew ר or Arabic ر, which resembles patterns commonly found on the thoraxes of members of this species.

Synonyms

western dusk singing cicada
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