Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cicadid

/sɪˈkeɪ.dɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ci-ca-did
IPA: /sɪˈkeɪ.dɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any cicada in the family Cicadidae.

Etymology

cicada + -id. Deriving from translingual Cicadidae.

Word Breakdown

Root: Cicadidae
Suffix: cicada

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɪˈkeɪ.dɪd/

Inflected Forms

cicadids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Cicadidae tettigarctid

Synonyms

true cicada

Rhymes With

traded aided raided graded shaded braided jaded bladed waded

Questions

How do you pronounce cicadid?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈkeɪ.dɪd/.
What does cicadid mean?: Any cicada in the family Cicadidae.
Where does cicadid come from?: cicada + -id. Deriving from translingual Cicadidae.

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