katydid means A cricket of the family Tettigoniidae. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
katydid is pronounced /ˈkeɪtiˌdɪd/.
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, from the sound a common true katydid (Pterophylla camellifolia) makes by stridulating.
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katydid song: (file)
noun
- A cricket of the family Tettigoniidae“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.”