katydid

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the sound a common true katydid (Pterophylla camellifolia) makes by stridulating. * katydid song: (file)

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