v.intr. (of insects, esp. the cicada and grasshopper) make a shrill sound by rubbing esp. the legs or wing-cases together. stridulant adj. stridulation n.
[ F striduler f. L stridulus creaking (as STRIDENT) ]
v.intr. (of insects, esp. the cicada and grasshopper) make a shrill sound by rubbing esp. the legs or wing-cases together. stridulant adj. stridulation n.
[ F striduler f. L stridulus creaking (as STRIDENT) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012