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stridulate

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Main Entry: strid·u·late
Pronunciation: \ˈstri-jə-ˌlāt\
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): strid·u·lat·ed; strid·u·lat·ing
Etymology: back-formation from stridulation, from French, high-pitched sound, from Latin stridulus shrill
Date: 1838

: to make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures —used especially of male insects (as crickets or grasshoppers)

strid·u·la·tion \ˌstri-jə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

strid·u·la·to·ry \ˈstri-jə-lə-ˌtr-ē\ adjective


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