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katydid
[ key-tee-did ]
noun
- any of several large, usually green, American long-horned grasshoppers, the males of which produce a characteristic song.
katydid
/ ˈɪɪˌɪ /
noun
- any typically green long-horned grasshopper of the genus Microcentrum and related genera, living among the foliage of trees in North America
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of katydid1
An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; imitative
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of katydid1
C18: of imitative origin
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The Mormon cricket is not a true cricket but a shield-backed katydid.
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The insects, which technically aren't crickets, are members of the katydid family and don't sting or bite.
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“Even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.”
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At dusk, the hum of field crickets and cicadas fades out, and the katydids take over for the night shift.
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While related to modern crickets and katydids, these ancient arthropods left few direct descendants, making it difficult to decipher what these Mesozoic maestros sounded like.
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