KATYDID


Meaning of KATYDID in English

noun

also ca·ty·did ˈkād.]ēˌdid, -āt], ]iˌ- sometimes ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\

( -s )

Etymology: imitative

1. : long-horned grasshopper ; especially : any of several large green American long-horned grasshoppers that have greatly elongated antennae, a long ovipositor, long hind legs, and stridulating organs on the fore wings of the males with which a loud shrill sound is produced

2. : a pair of wheels usually from 7 to 12 feet in diameter used with a heavy axle to transport logs in lumbering

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