Stridulation

Definition:

• (n.) The act of stridulating.
• (n.) The act of making shrill sounds or musical notes by rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by the males of many insects, especially by Orthoptera, such as crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts.
• (n.) The noise itself.

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stridulation vs. stridulous

grasshopper vs. stridulation

cricket vs. stridulation

stridulate vs. stridulation