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katydid

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ka​ty​did
noun
ka·​ty·​did
ˈkā-tē-ˌdid

Definition

  • any of various large green American long-horned grasshoppers usually having stridulating organs on the forewings of the males that produce a loud shrill sound
Illustration
katydid
First Known Use
1784, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
imitative

ka​ty​did
noun
ka·​ty·​did
ˈkā-tē-ˌdid

Definition

  • any of various large green American long-horned grasshoppers usually having stridulating organs on the forewings of the males that produce a loud shrill sound
Illustration
katydid
First Known Use
1784, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
imitative