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opacious (iou) and cicada (iou)


opacious (iou)



opacious adjective. Now rare. M17.
[from Latin opacus OPAQUE + -IOUS. Cf. OPACOUS.]
= OPAQUE adjective 1, 2.

cicada (iou)



cicada noun. LME.
[Latin cicada, cicala.]
Any of the family Cicadidae of large-winged homopteran insects, the males of which make shrill chirping sounds.
periodical cicada: see PERIODICAL adjective 2. SEVENTEEN-year cicada.
? The usual name 17-18 was CIGALA.
cicad noun a cicada M19.
cicala noun a cicada L18.