About The Word Katydid
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Katydid
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What's The Definition Of Katydid?
[n] large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings
Synonyms | Synonyms for Katydid: Related Terms | Find terms related to Katydid: See Also | Anabrus simplex | genus Microcentrum | long-horned grasshopper | Microcentrum | mormon cricket | tettigoniid Katydid In Webster's Dictionary \Ka"ty*did`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect ({Cyrtophyllus
concavus}) of the family {Locustid[ae]}, common in the United
States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of
the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the
evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound,
resembling the combination Katy-did, whence the name.
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