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Definition of Katydid

1. Noun. Large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings.

Definition of Katydid

1. n. A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllus concavus) of the family Locustidæ, common in the United States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound, resembling the combination Katy-did, whence the name.

Definition of Katydid

1. Noun. A type of grasshopper, scientific name Tettigoniidae. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Katydid

1. a grasshopper [n -S] - See also: grasshopper

Medical Definition of Katydid

1. A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllus concavus) of the family Locustidae, common in the United States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound, resembling the combination Katy-did, whence the name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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