strid·u·late (str j  -l t )v. strid·u·lat·ed, strid·u·lat·ing, strid·u·lates v.intr. To produce a shrill grating, chirping, or hissing sound by rubbing body parts together, as certain insects do. v.tr. To produce by rubbing body parts together: "The crickets stridulated their everlasting monotonous meaningful note" (John Updike). [From Latin str  dulus, stridulous; see stridulous.]strid u·lation n.strid u·la·tory (-l-tôr , -t r) adj. |
stridulate [ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪt]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) (of insects such as the cricket) to produce sounds by rubbing one part of the body against another
[back formation from stridulation, from Latin strīdulus creaking, hissing, from strīdēre to make a harsh noise]
stridulation n
stridulator n
stridulatory [ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪtərɪ] adj
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| Verb | 1. | stridulate - make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures; "male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate" |
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