ka·ty·did (k  t -d d )n. Any of various green insects of the family Tettigoniidae related to the grasshoppers and the crickets, the male of which produces a shrill sound by rubbing together specialized organs on the forewings. [Imitative of its sound.] |
katydid [ˈkeɪtɪˌdɪd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any typically green long-horned grasshopper of the genus Microcentrum and related genera, living among the foliage of trees in North America
[of imitative origin]
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| Noun | 1. |  katydid - large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewingslong-horned grasshopper, tettigoniid - grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male genus Microcentrum, Microcentrum - katydids Anabrus simplex, mormon cricket - large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States |
Translations
katydid
n → Laubheuschrecke f
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