stridulatoryadj.
/ˈstrɪdjʊlətəri/ Pertaining to, causing, or caused by stridulation; also, capable of stridulating.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > harsh and shrill (of sound) > making
yellingOE
yellinga1382
stridulous?1611
strident1656
stridulatory1838
stridulant1843
stridulating1861
1838 tr. Goureau in Entom. Mag. V. 93 It is sufficient to cut off one of the elytra; we shall then see the cricket execute the stridulatory movement without producing any sound.
1838 tr. Goureau in Entom. Mag. V. 97 The stridulatory sound.
1838 tr. Goureau in Entom. Mag. V. 363 All the stridulatory insects hitherto mentioned.
1874 C. Darwin Descent of Man (ed. 2) x. 288 The females have rudiments of the stridulatory organs proper to the male.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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