stridulation

C2 Topic:Animals

Also spelled stridulent

US /ˌstrɪdʒəˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌstrɪdjʊˈleɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the production of a shrill sound by rubbing body parts together, especially in insects

    The cricket's stridulation grew louder after sunset.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the production of a shrill... chirpingrasping
Word family
Forms stridulantstridulating
Related forms stridulatecricketinsect

Etymology

From Latin stridulus ('creaking, hissing') + -ation.

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