tettix

      English

      Etymology

      Greek τέττιξ.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /ˈtɛtɪks/

      Noun

      tettix (plural tettixes)

      1. a cicada, especially in Greece
        • 1974: that Greek waste silent but for the risp of the tettix and the wash of listless wind through the spare grass. — Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
      Last modified on 13 February 2012, at 16:39