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Detailed Synonyms for seventeen-year locust in English
seventeen-year locust:
seventeen-year locust [the ~] noun
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the seventeen-year locust
– North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature 1the Magicicada septendecim; the periodical cicada; the seventeen-year locust– North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature 1