stridulation
IPA: strˈɪdʒʌɫˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.
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Examples of "stridulation" in Sentences
- The sound of the cicada's stridulation filled the air on a hot summer day
- The stridulation of the crickets could be heard loud and clear in the stillness of the night
- The grasshopper's stridulation was a unique and distinctive sound in the meadow
- The stridulation of the katydids created a symphony of nature in the forest
- As the sun set, the stridulation of the insects became the soundtrack of the evening
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