cicada-geddon

noun

The rapid emergence of cicadas from underneath the ground after a long dormant period.

OriginEnglish cicada ← Latin cicāda →
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Meanings

noun

alternative cicadageddon

  1. neologismbiologyThe rapid emergence of cicadas from underneath the ground after a long dormant period.

Origin

  1. Latincicāda
  2. Englishcicada
  3. Englishcicada-geddon

From cicada + -geddon, or blend of cicada + Armageddon.

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