English dictionary
katydid
/'k/eI/t/i/d/I/d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (<i>Cyrtophyllus concavus</i>) of the family <i>Locustidæ</i>, common in the United States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound, resembling the combination <i>Katy-did</i>, whence the name.
Source: webster1913