: the vibrating membrane in the shrilling organ of a cicada
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The loud, buzzing drone cicadas make is actually a mating song emitted by male insects, flexing a drumlike organ called a tymbal.—Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 23 May 2021 Male cicadas have a special ribbed organ called a tymbal.—Dustin Barnes, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2021 Males vibrate a special drum-like organ in their bodies called a tymbal to attract females.—Lauren Cox, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2020 The bug was making quite a commotion, beating its wings rapidly while emitting a loud, buzzing noise with its tymbals.—Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 30 May 2017
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