Katydid
/ˈkeɪtiˌdɪd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cricket of the family Tettigoniidae US
"I have noticed all these, and some at a much earlier date than the first faint lisping of a timid katydid; and all such sights and sounds are similarly suggestive—the summer is drawing to its close."
- 2 large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"I have noticed all these, and some at a much earlier date than the first faint lisping of a timid katydid; and all such sights and sounds are similarly suggestive—the summer is drawing to its close."
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, from the sound a common true katydid (Pterophylla camellifolia) makes by stridulating. * katydid song: (file)