tymbal
English
editEtymology 1
editVariant of timbale, from French timbale.[1]
Noun
edittymbal (plural tymbals or tymbales)
- (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
editNoun
edittymbal (plural tymbals)
- Alternative spelling of timbal
References
edit- ^ “timbale, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.