STRIDULATE


Meaning of STRIDULATE in English

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) ]

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