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)
magicicada septendecimperiodical cicadaExample 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."
