katydid
(chiefly, _, US) A cricket of the family.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(chiefly, _, US) A cricket of the family.
I have noticed all these, and some at a much earlier date than the first faint lisping of a timid katydid; and all such sights and sounds are similarly suggestive—the summer is drawing to its close.
Origin: , from the sound a () makes by stridulating. *. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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