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Cicada vs Cockroach - What's the difference?

cicada | cockroach |

As a proper noun cicada

is .

As a noun cockroach is

a black or brown straight-winged insect of the order blattodea .

cicada

English

(wikipedia cicada) (Cicadoidea)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent] well-veined wings.
  • *
  • # The periodical cicada.
  • #*
  • #* {{quote-news, title=Magicidada coming to New Jersey on May 27, work=Hunterdon County Democrat,
    • date=May 16, year=2013, author=Laura Kroon, passage=Last year, the Brood I cicadas' were found in Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee. The ' cicadas that will emerge in New Jersey this year are part of Brood II or The East Coast Brood. They will also be found in Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.}}

    Hyponyms

    * (periodical cicada) seventeen-year locust, decim periodical cicada

    Derived terms

    * hairy cicada

    See also

    * cricket * grasshopper * locust ----

    cockroach

    English

    (wikipedia cockroach)

    Noun

    (es)
  • A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea .
  • (offensive, slang) An unhygienic person or a member of a group of people regarded as unhygienic or rapidly procreating.

    • Synonyms

    * (black or brown insect) roach (US)