Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Seventeen-Year Locust.
Seventeen-Year Locust - as a noun
North american cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Example Sentences
"I heard the loud buzzing of a swarm of seventeen-year locusts."
"The garden was suddenly filled with the deafening sounds of seventeen-year locusts."
"The emergence of the seventeen-year locusts only happens once in a long time."
"The trees were covered in molting shells left behind by the seventeen-year locusts."
"The arrival of the seventeen-year locusts created a cacophony in the forest."
Word Variations & Relations
A-Z Proximities
- sevenpennies
- sevenpenny
- sevens
- sevensome
- seventeen
- Seventeen-Year Locust
- seventeens
- seventeenth
- seventeenthly
- seventeenths
- seventh