Definitions for: Katydid


[n] large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings



Webster (1913) Definition: Ka"ty*did`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect ({Cyrtophyllus
concavus}) of the family Locustid[ae], 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.

See Also: Anabrus simplex, genus Microcentrum, long-horned grasshopper, Microcentrum, mormon cricket, tettigoniid

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