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Stridulation


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English

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Etymology

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1838, from earlier term stridulous; from Latin strīdulus (giving a shrill sound, creaking), from strīdō (utter a shrill or harsh sound; creak, shriek, grate, hiss).

Noun

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stridulation (countable and uncountable, plural stridulations)

  1. A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.
    • 1994, John Christopher, A Dusk of Demons:
      The Demons were crying now too, a stridulation that rose above the clamor and seemed to pierce the skull.
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Translations

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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stridulation f (plural stridulations)

  1. stridulation

Further reading

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