n. name in Queensland for the Cicada (q.v.).
1896. `The Australasian,' Jan. 11, p. 76, col. 1:
«From the trees sounds the shrill chirp of large green cicada(native cads as the bushmen call them).»
·noun A lowbred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow. II. Cad ·noun A person who stands at the ...
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