tymbal

English

Etymology 1

Variant of timbale, from French timbale.[1]

Noun

tymbal (plural tymbals or tymbales)

  1. (entomology) One of a pair of specialised sound-producing structures located below each side of the anterior abdominal region of various species of cicada.

Etymology 2

Noun

tymbal (plural tymbals)

  1. Alternative spelling of timbal.

References

  1. ^ “timbale, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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