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单词 stridulate
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
strid•u•late  (strijə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. Animal Behaviorto produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.
  • back formation from stridulation. See stridulous, -ate1, -ion 1830–40
strid′u•lation, n. 
strid•u•la•to•ry  (strijə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stridulate /ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪt/ vb
  1. (intransitive) (of insects such as the cricket) to produce sounds by rubbing one part of the body against another
Etymology: 19th Century: back formation from stridulation, from Latin strīdulus creaking, hissing, from strīdēre to make a harsh noise

ˌstriduˈlation n ˈstriduˌlator n
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