— stridulation , n. — stridulatory /strij"euh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.
/strij"euh layt'/ , v.i. , stridulated, stridulating .
to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.
[ 1830-40; back formation from stridulation. See STRIDULOUS, -ATE 1 , -ION ]