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periodical cicada
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Japanese Meaning
周期性セミ：特定のセミ（特にMagicicada属）の一種で、通常13年または17年という長期間の地下成長期を経た後、短期間で大量に成虫として地上に出現し、一斉に成熟・繁殖を行うセミのこと。
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Any of certain species of cicadas, especially in genus Magicicada, which are known for their 17- and 13-year life-cycles, during most of which they develop underground, emerging in large numbers for a short time as large and audible adults, all those emerging in a year constituting a brood.
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periodical cicada
After seventeen years underground, a periodical cicada emerged in the orchard and filled the air with its piercing chorus.
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After seventeen years underground, a periodical cicada emerged in the orchard and filled the air with its piercing chorus.
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