katydid C2 Topic:Animals Also spelled Katy-did US /ˈkeɪtiˌdɪd/ UK /ˈkeɪtiˌdɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #140808 Meanings 1 noun a long-horned, usually green insect of the family Tettigoniidae, the males of many species producing loud calls by rubbing their wings A katydid called repeatedly from the leaves after dark. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a long-horned, usually... bush crickettettigoniid Word family Related forms Tettigoniidaecricketgrasshopperstridulation Etymology An imitative American English name based on the rhythm of the insect's call, heard as 'Katy did, Katy didn't.' Katy-did is a historical hyphenated spelling. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # katydid **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkeɪtiˌdɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkeɪtiˌdɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 140808 ## Meanings 1. a long-horned, usually green insect of the family Tettigoniidae, the males of many species producing loud calls by rubbing their wings ## Examples - A katydid called repeatedly from the leaves after dark. ## Synonyms - bush cricket - tettigoniid ## Related Forms - Tettigoniidae - cricket - grasshopper - stridulation ## Etymology An imitative American English name based on the rhythm of the insect's call, heard as 'Katy did, Katy didn't.' Katy-did is a historical hyphenated spelling. ## Topics - Animals markdown