seventeen-year locust

[昆虫]晚秀蝉 (Magicicada septendecim) [亦作 periodical cicada]

noun

a cicada (Magicicada septendecim) of the U.S. that lives most of its life as a wingless underground nymph and emerges from the ground after seventeen years in the North and after thirteen years in the South to spend only a few weeks as a winged adult

The first known use of seventeen-year locust was in 1817

sex-linkedadjective

located on one type of sex chromosome but not on the other

a sex-linked gene

controlled by a sex-linked gene

a sex-linked characteristic

come roundverb

come to

to change direction or opinion

you'll come round to our side soon

sex hormonenoun

a hormone (as estrogen or testosterone) that affects the growth or function of the reproductive organs or the development of secondary sex characteristics

cry1 of 2verb

to call loudly : shout

to shed tears often noisily : weep, bawl

to utter a special sound or call

to make known to the public

to suggest strongly a need

the situation cries out for action

cry2 of 2noun

a loud call or shout (as of pain, fear, or joy)

appeal entry 1 sense 2, plea

hear my cry

a fit of weeping

had a good cry

the special sound of an animal (as a bird)

slogan sense 2

a pack of hounds

pursuit—used in the phrase in full cry

hounds in full cry

a peak of activity or excitement—used in the phrase in full cry

a campaign in full cry

sex chromosomenoun

either of a pair of chromosomes (as the human X chromosome or the human Y chromosome) in a sexually reproducing organism that are inherited differently in the two sexes and are concerned with the determination of sex

sewing machinenoun

a machine for sewing

have1 of 2verb

possess sense 1, own have the right to vote

have a dog

to consist of

April has 30 days

to be forced by duty or conscience in regard to : must have a letter to write

have to go

to stand in relationship to

has three sisters

obtain sense 1, get

the best to be had

receive sense 1

had bad news

accept sense 1aespecially: to accept in marriage

she wouldn't have him

to be marked or characterized by

has red hair

reveal sense 1

had the courage to refuse

use entry 2 sense 3, exercise

have mercy

experience entry 2, undergo I have a cold

have a good time

to perform an action or engage in an activity had a fight

have a look at that mess

to hold in the mind have doubts

have an opinion

to cause to do or be done please have the children stay

had my hair cut

to cause to be

has everyone confused

permit entry 1 sense 1

we'll have no more of that

to hold an advantage over

we have them now

trick entry 2 sense 1, fool

been had by a partner

bear entry 2 sense 2a

have a baby

to partake of

have dinner

bribe entry 2

can be had for a price

—used as a helping verb with the past participle of another verbhad already eatenwill have finished dinner by then

has gone home

have2 of 2noun

one that has much material wealth

seventeen-year locustnoun

a cicada of the U.S. with a life span of seventeen years in the North and of thirteen years in the South that spends only a few weeks as a winged adult and lives most of its life as a wingless underground nymph which feeds on roots