Cryptic crossword clue
Not birds, but they chirp and fly 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CICADAS

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What does CICADAS mean?

CICADAS noun
  1. Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.

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