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stridulate

[ strij-uh-leyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

, strid·u·lat·ed, strid·u·lat·ing.

to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.

stridulate

/ ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪt; ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪtərɪ /

intr (of insects such as the cricket) to produce sounds by rubbing one part of the body against another

First recorded in 1830–40; back formation from stridulation; stridulous, -ate ¹, -ion

C19: back formation from stridulation, from Latin strīdulus creaking, hissing, from strīdēre to make a harsh noise

Many insects stridulate by rubbing together specially modified parts of their hard integuments.

The insects which employ the fourth method also stridulate during night.

Stridulate: to make a creaking noise by rubbing together two ridged or roughened surfaces.

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