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katydid

ka·ty·did

US/ˈkeɪtiˌdɪd/ uncommon us

noun

1.

large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings

Origin

Onomatopoeic, from the sound a common true katydid (Pterophylla camellifolia) makes by stridulating. * katydid song: (file)

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