katydid

[ key-tee-did ]

/ ˈkeɪ ti dɪd /

noun

any of several large, usually green, American long-horned grasshoppers, the males of which produce a characteristic song.

Origin of katydid

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; imitative

Words nearby katydid

Katrina, Katrine, Katsina, Kattegat, Katy, katydid, Katz, katzenjammer, Kauai, kauch, Kauffmann

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Example sentences from the Web for katydid

They look too delicate for use, and yet the katydid flies very well indeed with them.
The Insect Folk|Margaret Warner Morley
But the katydid—how shall I describe its piquant utterances?
Complete Prose Works|Walt Whitman
But the stillness of the midsummer night had settled again, except for the voices of the whippoorwill and the katydid.
A Pagan of the Hills|Charles Neville Buck
All summer the katydid called from the trees, and the locust danced and buzzed in the sunshine.
Two Indian Children of Long Ago|Frances Taylor

It is known as the Katydid, on account of its peculiar notes, which resemble the words Katy-did-she-did.
Chatterbox, 1905.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for katydid

katydid

/ (ˈkeɪtɪˌdɪd) /

noun

any typically green long-horned grasshopper of the genus Microcentrum and related genera, living among the foliage of trees in North America

Word Origin for katydid

C18: of imitative origin

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单词	katydid
释义	katydid [ key-tee-did ] / ˈkeɪ ti dɪd / noun any of several large, usually green, American long-horned grasshoppers, the males of which produce a characteristic song. Origin of katydid An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; imitative Words nearby katydid Katrina, Katrine, Katsina, Kattegat, Katy, katydid, Katz, katzenjammer, Kauai, kauch, Kauffmann Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for katydid They look too delicate for use, and yet the katydid flies very well indeed with them. The Insect Folk\|Margaret Warner Morley But the katydid—how shall I describe its piquant utterances? Complete Prose Works\|Walt Whitman But the stillness of the midsummer night had settled again, except for the voices of the whippoorwill and the katydid. A Pagan of the Hills\|Charles Neville Buck All summer the katydid called from the trees, and the locust danced and buzzed in the sunshine. Two Indian Children of Long Ago\|Frances Taylor It is known as the Katydid, on account of its peculiar notes, which resemble the words Katy-did-she-did. Chatterbox, 1905.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for katydid katydid / (ˈkeɪtɪˌdɪd) / noun any typically green long-horned grasshopper of the genus Microcentrum and related genera, living among the foliage of trees in North America Word Origin for katydid C18: of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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