noun
voiceless cicada; female cicada
Refers specifically to a female cicada, which does not produce the loud mating call of the male. Sometimes used metaphorically for a silent person.
唖蝉は鳴かない。
The female cicada does not sing.
彼は会議でまるで唖蝉のようだった。
He was as silent as a voiceless cicada in the meeting.