Cicada vs. Cricket

Cicadanoun

Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.

Cicadanoun

The periodical cicada.

Cicadanoun

Any species of the genus Cicada or of the family Cicadidae. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (Cicada septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.

Cicadanoun

stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone

Cicada

The cicadas ( or ) are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers.

Cricketnoun

An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

Cricketnoun

In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.

Cricketnoun

A wooden footstool.

Cricketnoun

A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.

Cricketnoun

A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint or other projection.

Cricketnoun

(sports) A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries.

Cricketnoun

An act that is fair and sportsmanlike, derived from the sport.

Cricketverb

To play the game of cricket.

Cricketnoun

An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings.

Cricketnoun

A low stool.

Cricketnoun

A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides.

Cricketnoun

A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney.

Cricketverb

To play at cricket.

Cricketnoun

leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

Cricketnoun

a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs

Cricketverb

play cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat (and running between the wickets), while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this (by preventing the ball from leaving the field, and getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they are ).