stridulationn.
/strɪdjʊˈleɪʃən/ The action of stridulate v.; the stridulous noise produced by certain insects.
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1838 tr. Goureau in Entom. Mag. V. 92 The male alone possesses the power of stridulation; he makes use of it to attract and please the female.
1838 tr. Goureau in Entom. Mag. V. 94 The combination of all these little sounds produces the general sound or stridulation.
1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man (1874) ix. 274 The stridulation serves..to call..the female.
1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals xiv. 350 Even insects express anger, terror, jealousy, and love by their stridulation.
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