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单词 stridulation
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stridulation

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strid·u·late

S0808400 (strĭj′ə-lāt′)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 strīdulus, stridulous; see stridulous.]
strid′u·la′tion n.strid′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

stridulation

1. an action characteristic of some insects of producing a shrill, grating noise by chafing a serrated part of the body against a hard part.
2. the noise so produced. — stridulator, n.stridulant, stridulatory, adj.
See also: Insects
1. the producing of a shrill, grating noise by chafing a serrated part of the body against a hard part.
2. the noise so produced. — stridulator, n. — stridulant, stridulatory, adj.
See also: Sound
Thesaurus
Noun1.stridulation - a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts togethernoise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"

stridulation

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stridulation

[‚strij·ə′lā·shən] (invertebrate zoology) Creaking and other audible sounds made by certain insects, produced by rubbing various parts of the body together.

stridulation

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stridulation

the sound produced by rubbing together part of the hind legs and the forewing of grasshoppers and locusts (see ORTHOPTERA). The sound produced results in the bringing together of males and females for mating.

stridulation

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  • noun

Words related to stridulation

noun a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together

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  • noise
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