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cicada vs seventeen-year locust

seventeen-year locust vs cicada

cicada and seventeen-year locust both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cicada Yes No No No
seventeen-year locust Yes No No No
As nouns, seventeen-year locust is a hyponym of cicada; that is, seventeen-year locust is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cicada:
  • cicada: stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
  • seventeen-year locust: North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature
cicada (noun) seventeen-year locust (noun)
stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature
Difference between cicada and seventeen-year locust

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