seventeen-year locust: Meaning and Definition of

sev'en•teen'-year lo'cust

Pronunciation: (sev'un-tēn'yēr"), [key]
  1. a cicada, Magicicada septendecim, of the eastern U.S., having nymphs that live in the soil, usually emerging in great numbers after 17 years in the North or 13 years in the South. Also called
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